Inciting panic through the alleged “cover-up” of an African Swine Fever epidemic

What it claims

Isolated cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in southern regions are being passed off as an uncontrolled nationwide epidemic that the government is allegedly hiding from the public. Manipulators claim that high-quality meat is being reserved for export while Ukrainians are deliberately sold tainted products to avoid shortages and farmer compensation payouts.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• The authorities are hiding the true scale of the ASF epidemic to avoid paying compensation to farmers, so infected pork is now being sold en masse in markets.

  Женщина с косой, 10 Aug 2026

  t.me/skosoi/10019

• The state is opening the Indian market for the export of healthy meat, while Ukrainians will have to eat the remains of infected pork due to a lack of oversight.

  Женщина с косой, 11 Aug 2026 · Archived copy

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Goal

To provoke food-related panic, undermine trust in state sanitary services, and incite social discontent over the alleged unequal distribution of resources between exports and the domestic market.

Techniques used

• Appeal to Fear / PrejudiceUsing claims of “deadly danger” to livestock and the inevitable “astronomical” rise in meat prices.
• Obfuscation / Intentional VaguenessMixing real reports from the State Food and Consumer Service about local quarantines with baseless rumors about the mass sale of infected meat.

The real grievance it exploits

Genuine public fears regarding rising food prices and the potential lowering of quality control standards during a full-scale war.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Notice how manipulators use official reports of isolated disease cases to create the illusion of a “massive conspiracy.” In reality, the publication of this data by the State Food and Consumer Service proves the transparency of monitoring, not a cover-up.

Sources (all time)

• Женщина с косойTier 1106,483 subscribers
  5 posts · 10–18 Aug 2026

  • 18 Aug · t.me/skosoi/10075
  • 18 Aug · t.me/skosoi/10065
  • 11 Aug · Archived copy
  • 11 Aug · t.me/skosoi/10024
  • 10 Aug · t.me/skosoi/10019