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Vladimir Putin's body double 'recognised' as Russia's president

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Hundreds of thousands of Russians turned to the popular search engine Yandex to seek information about President Vladimir Putin's health. Search terms such as "dead Putin," "dying Putin," and "Putin died" collectively garnered over 417,000 impressions. The source of the health-related rumor could be traced back to a Telegram post by the Russian gossip channel General SVR on October 26.

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Times of Islamabad

Has Russian President Vladimir Putin died of cardiac arrest? Russian website claims

Hundreds of thousands of Russians turned to the popular search engine Yandex to seek information about President Vladimir Putin's health, driven by unfounded rumors of a cardiac arrest that had garnered international attention.

2 years ago·Islamabad, Pakistan

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