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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
Russian MFA Falsely Claims NATO’s presence in the Arctic “fuels tensions”
Kremlin disinformation platform Sputink News, quotes Russia’s Ambassador to Norway, Nikolai Kortunov, who  attributes Arctic tension to a “NATO buildup,” omitting Russia’s much larger, long-running Arctic militarization. Independent reporting and...
 17 January 2026Russia,,,,,,Disinformation
US Rep. Luna threatens US sanctions if UK “bans X”
In a statement posted to X/Twitter, US Congresswoman from Florida, Anna Paulina Luna, threatened U.S. sanctions agasint the UK/PM Starmer if Britain “bans X.” However, a ban is not in...
 9 January 2026United States,,,,Misinformation
Russia bans 28 Canadians, falsely branding them as “neo-Nazis
This TASS and Russian MFA statement is an overt Kremlin information op: a performative “counter-sanctions” list wrapped in a smear that Canadian NGOs and academics “promote neo-Nazism,” plus a recycled...
 5 January 2026Canada,,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
RT uses Freeland appointment to launder “Nazi Ukraine” trope
RT piggybacks on a real appointment (Chrystia Freeland as a non-staff economic adviser to Zelenskyy) to inject a recycled “Ukraine = Nazis” smear via Maria Zakharova. The RT piece relies...
 5 January 2026Russia,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Hate,Misinformation
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
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