Sydney mall attack: Confronting pro-Kremlin troll on false claims Jewish student was killer

By Marianna Spring Disinformation and social media correspondent 1 hour ago Image source, Aussie Cossack Image caption, Simeon Boikov, known as Aussie Cossack online, fled to the Russian consulate in Sydney last year “I never falsely suggested anything,” Simeon Boikov tells me. Under the alter ego “Aussie Cossack”, he posted untrue speculation that a 20-year-old…

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China’s GDP jumps 5.3% in first quarter

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. China’s gross domestic product grew 5.3 per cent in the first quarter against a year earlier, exceeding market expectations as Beijing tries to steer a manufacturing-led revival of the world’s second-largest economy. The strong first-quarter…

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