DATABASE

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 Crimea Was Legally Annexed/Re-Colonized By Russia
The Claim: A tweet by the Russian ministry of foreign affairs quotes spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who falsely claims that Crimea legally annexed by Russia in March 2014. Narrative Context: The...
 14 March 2024Russia,,,Disinformation
Former Russian President Falsely Claims “Ukraine is Russia”
The Claim: Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev falsely proclaimed that “Ukraine is Russia” at a youth congress in Sochi on March 4, and that Ukraine has “no future” outside of...
 5 March 2024Canada,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Misinformation
Former Russian President Medvedev Falsely Claims Germany is Preparing For War Against Russia
The Claim: On March 1, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev claims on social media that “Germany is preparing for war with Russia”. Medvedev disseminated this claim in both Russian and...
 4 March 2024Russia,,,Misinformation
PRC Media Claims Sweden’s Accession To NATO will Make Europe Less Secure
The Claim: Chinese government state media platform, Global Times, published a piece in response to Sweden’s coming formal accession to NATO, falsely claiming that Sweden’s membership will destabilize Europe. The...
 27 February 2024China,,,,Disinformation
Russian Senator’s Racist Attack Against US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin
The Claim: Russian Senator Dmitry Rogozin posted an image of United States Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin to Twitter, comparing him to a gorilla that has been hunted by African...
 26 February 2024Russia,,,,,Disinformation
Historical Manipulation: Soviet Union alone defeated Nazi Germany
The Claim: A Russian state media journalist, Vladimir Kornilov posted a false historical claim to his Telegram channel: “Europeans don’t agree that the Soviet Union alone won the great patriotic...
 23 February 2024Russia,,Disinformation
Russian MFA Narratives About The Killing of Alexey Navalny
The Claims: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has falsely claimed that Western governments conspired and colluded to coordinate responses to the killing of Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist...
 17 February 2024Canada,,,,Disinformation
Putin Repeats False Claim About Post-Cold War NATO Enlargement During Carlson Interview
  The Claim: During an interview with US television personality, Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that a promise existed for NATO not to “expand eastward”. Narrative Context: Vladimir...
 12 February 2024Russia,,Disinformation
Baltic governments not removing “everything Russian from their cultural and media spaces”
The Claim: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has falsely claimed that the Baltic States are “removing everything Russian from their cultural and media space” Narrative Context: The Russian regime...
 5 February 2024Canada,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
Russian MFA Falsely Claims Canada Interfering in US Election
The Claim: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has falsely alleged, through posts on Twitter/X and Telegram, that Canada is meddling in the upcoming US elections. This claim is based...
 29 January 2024Russia,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
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