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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navalny Poisoning is Distraction from Western COVID Bioterrorism This Tweet, retweeted multiple times, claims that the German government’s conclusion that Russian anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned by a Russian military grade nerve agent Novichok, has been manufactured... | 4 September 2020 | Canada | Bill Gates,Biological Weapon,Bioterror,COVID-19,Vaccination | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Holy communion is banned in Toronto Due To COVID-19 A post on a Russian Orthodox website linked directly to Kremlin aligned website, Russia-Insider on July 6, 2020, falsely claiming that holy communion had been banned in Toronto churches was... | 4 September 2020 | Russia | COVID-19,Religion,Russian Orthodox Church | Misinformation |
| Russian Official: Western Vaccine Fast Tracking Proves Russia Was Right to Skip Large Trials The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, which has been heavily involved in Russia’s “Sputnik V” vaccine program, Kirill Dmitriev states that the United States... | 31 August 2020 | Russia | Russian Government,State Media | Disinformation,Misinformation |
| Facebook Claim: COVID Vaccine Will Alter DNA A Facebook post which echoes anti-vaxx, claims that “a new vaccine for COVID-19” will modify an individual’s DNA, and reinforces conspiracy theories about Bill Gates and vaccinations. The text, accompanying... | 21 August 2020 | Unknown | Big Pharma,Vaccination | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Parliament has passed law that allows government to quarantine a child who show COVID-19 symptoms at school separately from a parent Several Facebook posts claim that the Government of Canada has passed legislation that would allow the government to quarantine children who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms and separate them from their parent(s).... | 18 August 2020 | Canada | Children,COVID-19 | Disinformation,Misinformation |
| Vladimir Putin’s daughter DIES after second dose of COVID vaccine In early August, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that one of his daughters had received a dose of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Whether or not his daughter received... | 15 August 2020 | Canada | COVID-19,Vaccination | Misinformation |
| Conspiracy to smear Russian “Vaccine” Tweet from the Russian Embassy in Canada, aligns with other Russian conspiracy theories about “big pharma” benefiting from the COVID-19 pandemic. | 12 August 2020 | Canada | COVID-19,Russian Government,Vaccination | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| The coronavirus was stolen from Canada by Chinese spies From EUvsDisinfo: This is a pro-Kremlin narrative about the coronavirus . The laboratory NML, which is part of the federal Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), told AFP by email... | 12 August 2020 | Russia | China,COVID-19,Virus Origin | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| The US is hiding its bio-weapons program Part of the Russian and Chinese disinformation campaign to promote false narratives about the origins of COVID-19, by suggesting that US government labs should be investigated by Chinese and Russian... | 12 August 2020 | China | China,COVID-19,Virus Origin | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Canada is COVID Free Multiple claims were made on social media platforms that Canada is now COVID free and circulated by groups and accounts ostensibly located in the Phillipines. | 12 August 2020 | Asia | COVID-19 | Misinformation |
