Armenian Genocide anniversary: false rumours
Today, 24 April, marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As every year, thousands of people are walking since the morning to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to honour the victims.
In recent months, major renovation work has been under way at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex, prompting political speculation.
Opposition figures first claimed that the authorities were “demolishing and dismantling the memorial complex” under the guise of reconstruction. Later, reports confirmed the completion of the first phase of restoration and disproved those claims. The same figures then began spreading new disinformation, saying that public pressure had halted the demolition.
A few days ago, reports emerged claiming that the Armenian government had decided to cancel events marking the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. However, the government never discussed such a move, and it made no such decision.
Fip.am checked the claims. Some Armenian media outlets, public figures and Turkish propaganda platforms promoted false narratives about “denial and forgetting” of the genocide.
“Open sources, analysis of official information and the actual situation do not confirm conspiracy theories either about cancelling commemorative events or about the reconstruction of the memorial complex,” Fip.am said.
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