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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
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
Converging False PRC–Russian Narratives Target Taiwan and President Lai
In an October 8, 2025 article, the Chinese Communist Party’s Global Times accused Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te of “seeking independence through military means” and “destroying cross-Strait peace,” while portraying the...
 8 October 2025China,,,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
Putin’s Valdai Club “Cultural Manifesto” is a Laundry List of Kremlin Tactical Narratives
On October 2, Vladimir Putin delivered a keynote speech at the annual Valdai Club conference in Sochi, using the platform to advance a series of false and inflammatory claims aimed...
 4 October 2025Russia,,,,,,,Disinformation,GONGO,Misinformation,State Soft Power Narrative
Russian embassy and TASS claim Canada is Covering up non-existent “Kiev nuclear crime”
The Russian embassy in Ottawa and TASS have published and amplified disinformation that falsely places responsibility for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) power-loss/shelling on Ukraine and accuses Canada of...
 2 October 2025Russia,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
RT Falsely claims “Canada keeps bankrolling Ukraine’s war crimes”
RT—formally identified by the Government of Canada as a Russian state disinformation asset—frames Canadian aid as funding “atrocities,” “neo-Nazi brigades,” and civilian attacks. The RT article offers no credible evidence...
 23 September 2025Russia,,,Disinformation
EU is Not “preparing to ‘occupy’ Moldova – Moscow”
RT repeats an SVR assertion—without evidence—that the EU, using NATO forces, plans to “occupy” Moldova after elections. Independent reporting frames this as a new Russian influence message; there is no...
 23 September 2025Russia,,,,,Disinformation,Election
Denial as Doctrine: Russian MFA Repeats ‘No Invasion’ Script For NATO/EU
In a Tweet posted by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov stated on September 19, 2025 that Russia that the Kremlin “has repeatedly stated...
 20 September 2025Russia,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
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