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DisinfoWatch’s database of COVID related misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, hoaxes and foreign propaganda. We use various tools to monitor and collect examples, which we then analyze and publish. By default, examples are sorted by date. RSS feed here.



Mis/Disinformation ExampleDateSource RegionThemesCategory
Moscow Based Australian Blogger Falsely Claims Leipzig Drone Attack is Western Conspiracy
The publisher of a Moscow based, Kremlin aligned blog, Dances with Bears, John Helmer, republished an anonymous, unverified “airport employee” narrative (via Anatoliy Shariy) implying the Leipzig/Halle explosive-drone incident was...
 9 September 2026Russia,,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
U.S. Influencer Benny Johnson Amplifies False Claims and Openly Backs Alberta Separatism
In a video posted to YouTube and viewed 230,000 times, American political influencer Benny Johnson focuses on and openly encourages Alberta separatism, portraying the breakup of Canada as a victory...
 28 August 2026United States,,,,,,Disinformation
RT Amplifies Vance Claim That Canada Is a Leading Global Trade Violator
Russian state-controlled media outlet RT has repurposed and amplified remarks by U.S. Vice-President JD Vance falsely portraying Canada as one of the world’s leading “tariff” and “trade violators,” while claiming...
 25 August 2026United States,,,,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
RT Uses Tucker Carlson to Accuse US & Western Elites for War
Summary RT published an article promoting Tucker Carlson’s appearance on its East Meets West program, presenting his claim that the United States is already “at war with Russia” as the...
 23 July 2026Canada,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
Florida-Based X Influencer Pushes Baseless Child-Trafficking Claim About Alberta Government
A US based Twitter/X influencer with 678k followers, has claimed that the Alberta government is controlled by a criminal child-trafficking and money-laundering operation and that Premier Danielle Smith has enabled...
 22 June 2026United States,,,Conspiracy Theory
Tulsi Gabbard Biolab “Report” Feeds Russian State Anti-Ukraine Media Narratives
BOTTOM LINE: There remains no credible public evidence that Ukraine operated a U.S.-backed biological weapons program. A newly released slide deck from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence...
 14 June 2026United States,,,,,,,,,DisinfoDigest,Disinformation,Misinformation
Russian Spokeswoman Threatens Canada Over Drone Manufacuring
Russian state media outlet TASS published a June 10 statement by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova targeting Canada over a recently announced Canada-Ukraine drone production arrangement. The statement uses...
 14 June 2026Russia,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
Alex Jones “Canada Death-State” Conspiracy Promotes MAiD Panic
US based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has posted a video that appears to build on one still-uncorroborated viral case involving Nicholas Jordan Wagter, then leaps to sweeping claims that Canadian...
 28 May 2026United States,,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
Russia’s “Merchant of Death” Threatens Nuclear War Against NATO on Alex Jones Show
US far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has lent his platform to convicted Russian arms trafficker, Viktor Bout (also known as the “Merchant of Death), to threaten that Putin is preparing...
 28 May 2026Russia,,,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
Russia has no “right” to attack NATO or Ukraine
A post by a RT commentator Glenn Diesen falsely claims that Russia has a right to attack NATO. This narrative fits a recurring Kremlin-aligned one that portrays NATO as the...
 18 May 2026Europe,,,,,,Uncategorized
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