DATABASE

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
Pro-Russian X Account Falsely Claims EU Leader Fled Brussels Protests
A pro-Russian X account used RT-branded video footage to amplify misleading claims that protests had spread to Brussels and forced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to flee to...
 25 October 2026Russia,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
US Embassy frames Canadian trade advocacy as election interference
  A US Embassy fact sheet published on October 21 presents Canadian trade advocacy, meetings with Democratic officials, alleged personal campaign activity and individual voting offences as grounds for concern...
 22 October 2026United States,,,,,Election,Misinformation
Norwegian Influencer Falsely Implies NATO and Baltic States Are at War With Russia
Assessment: Misleading / Unsubstantiated Overall Amplification Risk: HIGH Observed Breakout Scale: Category 3 — Cross-platform breakout (Moderate confidence) Trajectory: EXPANDING Summary Norwegian political commentator Glenn Diesen suggested that NATO may...
 19 October 2026Canada,,,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Misinformation
U.S. Influencer Amplifies False Narratives About Canada to 1.5 Million YouTube Viewers
A prominent US based MAGA aligned populist influencer, Cash Jordan, who has 1.77 million subscribers on YouTube published three videos over the past week targeting Canada and Alberta. One video...
 17 October 2026United States,,,,,,Disinformation,Election,Misinformation
RT Amplifies Lavrov’s False Claims About Navalny Poisoning
Russian state-controlled media outlet RT amplified comments by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggesting that Germany failed to provide evidence supporting its conclusion that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was...
 22 September 2026Canada,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Hoax
Former Fox News Host & Influencer Amplifies Alberta Referendum Misinformation
A U.S. political commentator, and former Fox News host, Trish Regan,  is promoting the idea that Alberta could leave Canada and join the United States while misrepresenting key facts about...
 22 September 2026United States,,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Misinformation
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
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