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.
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| Mis/Disinformation Example | Date | Source Region | Themes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Canadian Video Claims COVID is Not A Serious Medical Problem On March 8th, an online video was uploaded to BitChute featuring individuals identifying themselves as Canadian medical professionals who question widely held facts about COVID-19 and related government health protocols.... | 19 March 2021 | Canada | anti-mask,Anti-Vaxx,COVID-19,Fake Virus,Vaccination | Misinformation |
| Canada Does Not Arbitrarily Arrest Foreign Citizens On February 9th, 2021, CSIS director David Vigneault, identified the Government of China as representing a significant strategic threat to Canada, in a speech he gave on February... | 8 March 2021 | China | China,Interference,Whataboutism | Disinformation |
| COVID Related Restrictions in Canada Did Not End on March 1 The AFP Fact Check team discovered false information spreading on social media about an end to Canadian COVID lockdown restrictions in late February 2021. The claim that “all public health... | 5 March 2021 | Canada | anti-mask,COVID-19,Denial | Disinformation |
| COVID-19 vaccine will not make you “gay” According to multiple reports, an Iranian cleric posted a homophobic and false statement to his Telegram account on February 9th, claiming that people receiving the COVID-19 vaccination have turned “gay”... | 23 February 2021 | Iran | Anti-Vaxx,Anti-Zionist,LGBTQ,Vaccination | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Russian State Media Claims Travellers to Canada are Being Unlawfully Detained A recent article published by Russian state media platform RT claims that a new COVID-19 travel regulation that requires travellers arriving in Canada to quarantine in hotels “is unlawful and goes against... | 17 February 2021 | Russia | anti-lockdown,COVID-19,Russian Government,Trudeau | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Chinese Government Vaccine Propaganda Shared on Canadian Chinese Community Forums Chinese state media and government-associated social media accounts have intensified their campaign to undermine public trust in western vaccines in late January 2021. The campaign coincides with the arrival of... | 5 February 2021 | China | China,COVID-19,Vaccination | Misinformation |
| Kremlin Engages in Whataboutism To Justify Mass Political Repression Whataboutism, the “practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counteraccusation or raising a different issue,” is a well-practiced tactic used by authoritarian regimes accused of... | 4 February 2021 | Russia | Russia,Russian Government,Whataboutism | Conspiracy Theory |
| Russian State Media Seeks To Polarize Canadians By Conflating COVID Lockdown Stress With Immigration A story published on Russian state media platform Sputnik conflates the economic stresses caused by COVID lockdowns with a non-existent Canadian “mass-immigration” program. The Sputnik article blatantly fabricates supposed connections... | 3 February 2021 | Russia | COVID-19,Russia,Sputnik,State Media | Disinformation |
| Chinese State Media Twitter Account Promotes Disinformation Suggesting COVID Vaccine Could Be Lethal The Twitter account belonging to a journalist-spokesman for the Chinese government media broadcaster, China Global Television Network (CGTN), Liu Xin, posted disinformation in a tweet about COVID vaccines that included... | 20 January 2021 | China | China,COVID-19,Pfizer,Vaccination | Disinformation |
| Chinese State Media Spreads Disinformation About COVID in Food Products A recent Tweet by Chinese state media platform, “People’s Daily” promoted a false narrative about COVID-19 being potentially transported in milk powder imported to China from New Zealand or whey... | 15 January 2021 | China | China,COVID-19 | Disinformation |
