Official statement · — · Buryatia

Head of Buryatia first wrote the worker "died of plague", wording later changed to "presumably"

How well sourcedConfirmed by officials

Chance it’s true95% · Very likely

Independent sources4 of 4 outlets

MK reports that the head of Buryatia initially wrote that the woman "died of plague" and that the wording was later changed to "presumably". Attributed to MK's own reporting; the original post and its edit history are not cited. (Attributed to: MK (own reporting).)

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Change log (5)

When	Chance it’s true	Sourcing	Why
13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8	95% ▲ 5	Confirmed by officials · 4 independent / 4 outlets	supporting evidence: VCU News citing Head of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov
13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8	90% ▲ 8	Confirmed by officials · 3 independent / 3 outlets	supporting evidence: MK Baikal citing Head of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov
12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+8	83% ▲ 17	Several independent sources · 2 independent / 2 outlets	supporting evidence: Odesa Life citing Head of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov
6 Oct, 13:29 GMT+8	66% ▲ 41	Only one original source · 1 independent / 1 outlets	supporting evidence: MK v Kuzbasse
6 Oct, 13:29 GMT+8	25%	No source yet · 0 independent / 0 outlets	claim created

Supporting evidence (2 independent · 4 reports)

Head of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov · original source · official governmentrepeated by 3 outlets → counts once

Pneumonic plague concern: Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about a suspicious death and Russian secrecy
VCU News · scientific · reliability 85% · 8 Oct 2026
🕒 Captured and timestamped 13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8 by FreeTSA · snapshot · timestamp token · verify
“The governor of neighboring Buryatia posted that a woman had “died of plague” in Irkutsk, then two hours later edited in the word “possibly.””
Пшик с чумой: как Иркутск стал пугалкой международного уровня
MK Baikal · established media · reliability 70% · 13 Oct 2026
🕒 Captured and timestamped 13 Oct, 20:20 GMT+8 by FreeTSA · snapshot · timestamp token · verify
“в официальном поле «чума» прозвучала в сообщении главы Бурятии Алексея Цыденова”
«Чума» из пробирки? Что на самом деле происходит в Иркутской области России
Odesa Life · regional media · reliability 60% · 8 Oct 2026
🕒 Captured and timestamped 12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+8 by FreeTSA · snapshot · timestamp token · verify
“Цыденов написал, что «женщина, погибшая от чумы в Иркутской области», не приезжала в Бурятию. Но сразу же отредактировал пост”

Чума в России: может ли она вырваться из лаборатории и стоит ли паниковать
MK v Kuzbasse · established media · reliability 70% · 6 Oct 2026
🕒 Captured and timestamped 6 Oct, 13:29 GMT+8 by FreeTSA · snapshot · timestamp token · verify
“Глава Бурятии сначала написал, что женщина «умерла от чумы», потом формулировку изменили на «предположительно»”

Added 6 Oct, 13:29 GMT+8 · updated 13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8 · origin: scraper. Have a source that confirms or contradicts this? Use submit_evidence with claim id 49 via MCP.