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| Mis/Disinformation Example | Date | Source Region | Themes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian MFA Recycles False Accusations About The Downing of Civilian Airliner MH17 The Claim: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recycled accusations about the 2014 downing of a Malaysian Airliner MH17 over Ukraine – falsely claiming that the Ukrainian Armed Forces... | 26 January 2024 | Russia | Crash,IL76,MH17,Ukraine | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Russian MFA Falsely Claims US is At War With Russia The Claim: The Twitter/X account of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs quotes Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov making the false claim that the United States is at war... | 25 January 2024 | Russia | NATO,Nazis,Ukraine,United States,War | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Russian MFA Makes Multiple False Claims Regarding Ukraine on US Television Network In an interview with CBS News on January 22, 2023, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated several misleading and baseless claims propagated by the Russian government regarding its conflict with... | 23 January 2024 | Russia | Kremlin,Lavrov,NATO,Peace,Ukraine | Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda |
| Russian State Media Falsely Claims US Forming “Colonial Administration” of Ukraine The Claim: The article falsely claims that the United States is in the process of creating a colonial administration in Ukraine and that the US is “vassalizing” Ukraine. Narrative Context:... | 22 January 2024 | Russia | Colonization,Ukraine,US | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Conspiracies about Nord Stream, President Biden Published By Russian State Media The Claim: Russia state media has published articles that cite claims made by a former Ukrainian MP, that President Joe Biden’s “son secretly transferred money to Ukraine, which was used... | 18 January 2024 | Russia | Burisma,Corruption,Derkach,Hunter Biden,President Biden | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Misinformation |
| Kremlin Conspiracy About Ukrainian Army Organ Harvesting The Claim: The Kremlin-aligned Russian tabloid, Komsomolskaya Pravda, has published a wild conspiracy theory falsely asserting that wounded Ukrainian soldiers are being transported to NATO-run hospitals, where their organs are... | 15 January 2024 | Russia | Kremlin,NATO,Organ harvesting,Ukraine,War | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Taiwan Election Deep Fake with US Congressman The Claim: A December 29, 2023 deep fake video features US Congressman Rob Wittman endorsing military support for Taiwan if candidates from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) emerge victorious... | 11 January 2024 | China | China,Election,PRC,Taiwan,Tsai | Deep Fake |
| Kremlin Falsely Denies Russia is Targeting Ukrainian Cultural Sites The Claim: Russia’s Minsiter of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov has falsely claimed that Russia is not targeting cultural sites in Ukraine with its missiles, bombs and kamikaze Iranian terror drones.... | 11 January 2024 | Russia | Criminal,Culture,Lavrov,Russia,Ukraine,UNESCO | Disinformation |
| Fake Video Claims Canadian Navy Sinks 300 Chinese Fishing Ships The Claim: A video posted to YouTube falsely claims that the Canadian and US Navies sank 300 Chinese fishing ships in October 2023. The headline of the YouTube video characterizes... | 5 January 2024 | Unknown | Canada,China,Navy,Taiwan | Deep Fake,Disinformation |
| Russian Diplomat Falsely Claims Canada Influenced By “Nazis” The Claim: Russia’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, falsely proclaimed that “Neo-Nazi ideology or nationalist ideology, unfortunately, has a very strong influence in Canada. I think this... | 28 December 2023 | Russia | Canada,neo-Nazi,Ukraine,Zelenksy | Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda |
