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Mis/Disinformation Example | Date | Source Region | Themes | Category |
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RT Exploits Trump’s “Annex Canada” Rhetoric to Undermine the Liberal Order In an article for RT, Valdai Club Program Director Timofey Bordachev claims that the United States is preparing to annex Canada, arguing that this scenario demonstrates the failure of... | 12 January 2025 | Russia | Annexation,Canada,Trudeau,Trump | Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Misinformation |
Russia and PRC State Media Claim Ukrainian Attacks on Nuclear Plant The Claim RT and Xinhua News Agency allege that Ukrainian drones attacked the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which is under Russian control. RT claims eight Ukrainian drones targeted the... | 6 January 2025 | Russia | China,Nuclear,RT,Russia,Ukraine,Xinhua,Zaporizhzhia | Disinformation,Misinformation |
Russia MFA Repeats False Claims About Ukrainian “Nazis” And Acts of Aggression The Claim(s): The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeated the false claim that Ukraine’s government is controlled by Nazis and that they are “terrorizing” the people of Russia. The... | 18 December 2024 | Canada | Nazi,terror,Ukraine,War | Disinformation |
RT Manipulation of Canadian Deputy PM Resignation NOTE: RT has been identified by Global Affairs Canada as an extension of Russian intelligence services. Russian state media has published several articles and social media posts manipulating and exploiting... | 17 December 2024 | Russia | Canada,Freeland,Manipulation of history,Nazi | Disinformation,Misinformation |
Kremlin Aligned Media Falsely Claims Canadian Officer Killed By Russian Bomb in Sumy The Claim: Russian state media outlet RT reported that Canadian Lieutenant Colonel Kent Miller died in Sumy, Ukraine. The article implies that his death occurred in the context of NATO... | 2 December 2024 | Russia | Canada Department of National Defence,Canadian Armed Forces,LENTA,Lt. Col Miller,RT,Sumy | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
Russian MFA Falsely Claims NATO Planning Preemtive Strike Against Russia A Russian state media, TASS article, includes a false claim attributed to Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, that NATO is preparing for a preemptive military action against Russia.... | 27 November 2024 | Russia | Admiral Bauer,Lavrov,NATO,Preemptive Strike | Disinformation |
Sputnik Falsely Claims Canada & US Seeking to Destabilize India An article appearing on Russian state media platform, Sputnik titled “US, Canada Seek to ‘Destabilize’ India Through Khalistan Separatist Movement” aims to exploit tensions between Canada and India in efforts... | 21 November 2024 | Canada | Canada,India,Khalistan,Nijjar,Sputnik | Disinformation |
Kremlin Falsely Claims West Training Ukrainian Saboteurs to Target Nuclear Sites The Claim An RT article titled “West trained Ukrainian saboteurs to target Russian nuclear sites – Moscow” claims that Western intelligence services, particularly the British MI6, have trained Ukrainian operatives... | 28 October 2024 | Russia | fear mongering,Kursk,M16,Nuclear,Power Plant,terror,Zaporizhzhia | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
Sputnik Falsely Claims Canada “Sheltering” Non-Existent Ukrainian Nazis and Terrorists The Claim: A tweet from Sputnik News claims that Canada, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shelters both “pro-Khalistan radicals” and “Ukrainian Nazis,” framing Canada as a “safe haven for... | 25 October 2024 | Russia | anti-Ukrainian,India,Khalistan,neo-Nazi,Russia | Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda |
RT Collaborator Regurgitates False Claim about Ukrainian Neo-Nazis The Claim: The RT article asserts that Ukraine has a significant neo-Nazi problem, suggesting that neo-Nazi ideologies are widespread within Ukrainian society and have substantial influence over the country’s government... | 19 October 2024 | Russia | Far-Right,Kremlin,neo-Nazi,Ukraine | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda |