QAnon and Putin are pushing the same new conspiracy theory about Ukraine: report

The same misinformation being spread in America by the QAnon conspiracy theory and Vladimir Putin's Russia, CNN reported Wednesday.

"A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon – one simultaneously being promoted by the Kremlin as a justification for its invasion of Ukraine. The false claim: the United States is developing bioweapons in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin has stepped in to save the day and destroy the weapons," Donie O'Sullivan reported. "There are US-funded biolabs in Ukraine, that much is true. But they are not building bioweapons. Actually, it’s the opposite: Part of the reason for their creation was to secure old Soviet weapons left behind in the former Soviet republics."

Fox News personality Sean Hannity brought up the biolabs on Wednsday night, but Fox News defense reporter Jennifer Griffin debunked his propaganda.

"Russia has been pushing various bits of disinformation about the US and biological weapons since the Cold War – infamously publicizing, for instance, the false idea that the US manufactured the HIV/AIDS virus," CNN reminded. "Russia does not necessarily need to push its disinformation to QAnon adherents, because the two have enough shared interests. Today, many Americans find themselves in online groups and following accounts that mobilized around QAnon – there, Russian disinformation is sometimes embraced with enthusiasm."

The White House has sought to debunk the conspiracy theory.