A rebel commander says many of those on MH17 were dead before it was shot down . Moscow says the aircraft was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet . `` The Russian government has a propaganda machine second to none , as these latest conspiracy theories demonstrate , '' a U.S. official told CNN . Claim : MH17 was flying along almost the same route as Russia 's presidential convoy . A rebel leader denies a string of evidence pointing to his forces shooting down MH17 .
A rebel commander says many of those on MH17 were dead before it was shot down . Moscow says the aircraft was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet . Claim : MH17 was flying along almost the same route as Russia 's presidential convoy . A rebel leader denies a string of evidence pointing to his forces shooting down MH17 .