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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
TASS quotes Russian ambassador Stepanov: “Canada’s support for Ukraine is strategic helplessness”
This is state-media messaging that frames Canada’s Ukraine support as “irrational” and a “loss-making asset.” The claims omit core facts that include: Canada’s December 27 support package was purpose-built to...
 31 December 2025Canada,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Misinformation
Lavrov and Russian State propagandist allege “Ukrainian attack on Putin’s residence” without evidence
RT’s cluster of stories presents an unverified alleged drone attack on a Putin residence as fact, then layers on foreign “condemnations,” Kremlin threats of a non-diplomatic response, and a conspiracy-theorist,...
 30 December 2025Russia,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Hoax,Misinformation
RT claims Mariupol Theatre reopens “after the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ terrorist attack.”
RT has framed the 2022 destruction of Mariupol’s Drama Theater as a “Ukrainian terrorist attack” while touting its reconstruction and repoening. Multiple independent investigations concluded Russian forces bombed the theater,...
 30 December 2025Russia,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
Kremlin SVR Controlled Platform Launders False Claims to Undermine EU-Canadian Freeze on Russian Assets
Strategic Culture, a U.S.-sanctioned Russian propaganda platform run by the Kremlin’s foreign intelligence service, SVR, published an article that contains several false claims focusing on the European move to freeze...
 15 December 2025Canada,,,,,,,,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
Russian Ambassador to Canada claims Canada & Sweden use “anti-Russian rhetoric out of helplessness”
This is a classic Kremlin framing: invert criticism of Russia’s aggression by portraying Western leaders as irrational and “helpless. It is intended to directly counter a fresh Canada–Sweden strategic partnership...
 19 November 2025Russia,,,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
Influencers Making False Connections Between Freeland and Ukraine Corruption Scandal
A post published on Twitter/X by a prominent far-right influencer, asserts that Chrystia Freeland is a “money launderer” and invokes “Ukrainian Nazi roots.” There is no public evidence or official...
 18 November 2025Canada,,,,,,,,,,Disinformation,Hate
Russia’s Storm-1516 Fabricates “Ukrainian” Threat to Erika Kirk
A viral X post asserts that three Ukrainian servicemen recorded a death threat to Erika Kirk (“watch her neck”), implying involvement by Ukraine’s armed forces.  The clip is not authentic...
 10 November 2025Russia,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Hoax
RT Manipulation of History: Recycling “Fascist” and “Nazi” Smears
This is a well worn textbook Kremlin narrative laundering the false “Ukraine = Nazi state” trope to justify Russia’s war and smear Ukrainian leadership. RT is a sanctioned state propaganda...
 30 October 2025Russia,,,,Disinformation,Hate
Russian MFA Accuses West and Canada of Militarizing The Arctic
Russian state media wire service, TASS, amplifies Ambassador Oleg Stepanov’s line that Russia seeks “peace and predictability” in the Arctic while Canada/NATO inject “war rhetoric.” This inverts reality: Western Arctic...
 23 October 2025Russia,,,,Disinformation
RT Falsely Claims “Canada ditches Ukraine military pledge” After Contract Cancelled
RT takes a narrow fact (Ottawa cancelled one minor refurbishment contract) and frames it as Canada terminating Ukraine support. Independent reporting confirms the contract was “nullified,” but Canada’s larger aid—including...
 23 October 2025Russia,,,,Disinformation
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