"but the copies appear to have been altered in certain parts from their original format. The modified versions, for example, overstate U.S. estimates of Ukrainian war dead and underestimate estimates of Russian troops killed."

This makes me chuckle.

five eyes

Huh? What's that? Did you mean fourteen eyes (archive.md)???

It could be fake to get conservative media to bite. After itnis spread, they will reveal that it is fake and then claim all the liberal propaganda they were pushing was just an honest mistake as well.