DISINFO: A military aircraft crashed in Sweden
SUMMARY
An aircraft with military personnel crashed in Sweden. The incident occurred immediately after take-off. The victims were likely soldiers, training airborne landing of troops.
RESPONSE
A false statement, describing an airplane crash in Sweden as an incident during military training.
Nine skydivers died at the incident outside the Swedish city of Örebro. The event was reported by reputable international outlets, like Reuters. The tragedy occurred during training for a skydiving event without any connection to the military.
Pro-Kremlin media tend to highlight “Swedish militarism” as a threat to Russia. Similar examples here.