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A protest against 鈥渕anspreading鈥� went viral in Russia 鈥� but is it Russian propaganda? Activist Anna Dovgalyuk denies that she staged a stunt where a woman was filmed throwing diluted bleach at the crotches of men whose legs were sprawled out over multiple seats on the St Petersburg Metro. But media reports suggested one of the men was an actor, and a European Union website has described the film as 鈥渟taged Kremlin propaganda鈥�. So, is it real or just a hoax? And how does it fit into a larger pattern of Russian social media bots and trolls stoking culture wars online?

Reporter: Marco Silva
Producer: Anisa Subedar

(Photo: Screenshot from the 鈥榤anspreading鈥� video that went viral in Russia. Credit: Anna Dovgalyuk)