BBC News reported today that the staff at the state run television station in the Ukraine have joined the opposition protesters there, stating they are tired of “telling the government’s lies”.

Apparently, Deaf viewers of the station - UT1 - found out first that the staff at the state run station were tired of lying for their corrupt bosses. According to the article, the station’s sign language interpreter yesterday stopped interpreting what the reporters were saying. Here is what she signed to viewers instead:

The results from the Central Election Commission have been falsified. Do not believe them. Our President is Yushchenko. I am very disgusted that I was forced to translate the lies until now. I�m not going to do it anymore. I�m not sure if I�ll see you again.

Subversion sure does come in all shapes and sizes. It’s never too late to learn sign language…just in case.

UPDATE: Here is the New York Times’ take on this story.