Event 60

{
  "attack_type": "Propaganda",
  "category": "InfoOps",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The post and video explicitly accuse Petkeviča of manipulating information at an official European level, fitting a propaganda/info-ops pattern.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "European Union"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Latvian X (Twitter) post criticizes Tatjana Ždanoka Petkeviča for making emotional statements in Brussels, claiming that Latvia is at war, people are dying, and being tortured. The post calls these statements exaggerated or false, contrasting them with real war in Ukraine. Video evidence shows Petkeviča speaking at a European Parliament event hosted by the Socialists & Democrats group.",
  "event_time_utc": "2023-12-01T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot shows Petkeviča speaking at an event of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament in Brussels.",
    "Latvian-language text disputes Petkeviča's claims of war and torture in Latvia.",
    "Russian-language video subtitles show Petkeviča stating there is a war ongoing in Latvia (\"в моей стране, стране ЕС, идёт война\").",
    "Screenshot shows a video of Petkeviča speaking in Brussels, European Parliament (S&D group backdrop), with discussion of deaths and torture in Latvia.",
    "Text explicitly mocks Petkeviča for exaggerating Latvia's situation compared to Ukraine."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Aizbraukt uz Briseli un liet krokodila asaras, sakot, ka Latvijā ir karš, mirst un tiek spīdzināti cilvēki, nekurš katrs māk.",
    "Tikmēr Ukrainā notiek īsts karš, nevis iedomu, par kuru Petkevičai ir nospļauties.",
    "Я приехала сюда рассказать вам, что, в моем понимании, в моей стране, стране ЕС, идёт война. Здесь не летают ракеты, но люди умирают.",
    "Aizbraukt uz Briseli un liet krokodila asaras, sakot, ka Latvijā ir karš, mirst un tiek spīdzināti cilvēki, nekurš karš māk."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Propaganda",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot shows Petkeviča speaking at an event of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament in Brussels.",
            "Latvian-language text disputes Petkeviča's claims of war and torture in Latvia.",
            "Russian-language video subtitles show Petkeviča stating there is a war ongoing in Latvia (\"в моей стране, стране ЕС, идёт война\")."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV",
    "EU"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Latvian political figure accused of spreading exaggerated claims of war conditions in Latvia at Brussels event",
  "location_text": "Brussels, European Parliament",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "captured_at": "2025-11-23T16:19:03.651922Z",
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "hash": "c431b9563dc38ff240c4d0990d5ff15237b1ecd96aa2b6fa231cd47752bb3060",
      "mime": "image/jpeg",
      "origin": "restore",
      "size_bytes": 263786,
      "source_url": null,
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_60_1763914743_b45cd578.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "European Parliament, follow up, on MEP Ushakov's invitation to Petkevi?a. Petkevi?a talks about a \"war in European country (Latvia) against pensioners where Russians are tortured\" https://x.com/TTauretajs/status/1730492583007109619",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/TTauretajs/status/1730492583007109619"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvian figure's statements at the European Parliament likened Latvia's situation to war, criticized by local commentator as disinformation.",
  "url": "https://x.com/TTauretajs/status/1730492583007109619"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV EU",
  "Attack Type": "Propaganda",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV;EU",
  "Date": "1-Dec-23",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "European Parliament, follow up, on MEP Ushakov's invitation to Petkevi?a. Petkevi?a talks about a \"war in European country (Latvia) against pensioners where Russians are tortured\" https://x.com/TTauretajs/status/1730492583007109619 ",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "European Parliament progaganda by U akovs and Petkevi?a",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Brussels visit saved ??expenses for propaganda filming. European Parliament, follow up, on MEP Ushakov's invitation to Petkevi?a. Petkevi?a talks about a \"war in European country (Latvia) against pensioners where Russians are tortured\" video",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/TTauretajs/status/1730492583007109619",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "1 screen snapshot of video",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}