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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
Kremlin Propagandists Promoting anti-Indian Hate in Canada
A recent post on the Kremlin-aligned Tsargrad.TV Telegram channel — a Russian Orthodox neo-fascist outlet — spread a racist falsehood claiming that “Hindus now rule all three major parties in...
 12 August 2025Russia,,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Hate
Canadian Memorial Targeted By Russian Pravda Operation
The Canadian National Memorial to the Victims of Communism has become the subject of a smear campaign by a Russian Telegram account known for amplifying Kremlin disinformation and propaganda. The...
 12 August 2025Russia,,,,Disinformation,Hate,Misinformation
Kremlin Disinformation in Sputnik’s Account of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive
On August 6, 2025, Sputnik International published a 19-post thread that repeats a series of false or unverified assertions intended to portray Ukraine as a neo-Nazi aggressor and to cast...
 6 August 2025Russia,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
Russian State Media RIA Novosti Actively Inciting Genocide
On July 30, 2025 Russia state media outlet RIA Novosti, published an opinion piece published by a radical Russian nationalist Kirill Strelnikov, titled “There is no other option: no one...
 31 July 2025Russia,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Hate
Sputnik Falsely Alleges Ukraine Using & Producing Chemical Weapons
The Claims Sputnik Globe amplifies a statement by Russia’s representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), claiming that: Ukraine is “massively producing and using chemical weapons”...
 30 July 2025Russia,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
Kremlin Invents Drug Smuggling Allegations Against Zelenskyy’s Inner Circle
A Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign, led by RIA Novosti and Sputnik News, alleges that Denys Yermak—the brother of the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Administration—is involved in smuggling narcotics into Ukraine on...
 29 July 2025Russia,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
RT Accuses Australia of Being A U.S. ‘Vassal State’
The Claims Australia is portrayed as a U.S. “vassal state” blindly following Washington’s commands, and without any agency of its own. The author falsely claims that a change in Canberra’s...
 23 July 2025Russia,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation,State Soft Power Narrative
Kremlin Falsely Claims Ukraine Preparing “Chemical Disaster”
A report posted to RT claims that Ukraine is preparing to create a “chemical disaster” without presenting any credible evidence of it. The Claims: Ukraine is deliberately creating a chemical...
 17 July 2025Canada,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Hoax,Misinformation
Medvedev Recycles ‘De-nazification’ Propaganda to Justify Kremlin Aggression
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has once again manipulated and weaponized history to justify Russia’s war againstg Ukraine. In a recent RT article, Medvedev absurdly likens modern Ukraine to Nazi...
 17 July 2025Russia,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Hate,Misinformation
U.S. Republican Lawmaker Echoes False Russian Claim About Orthodox Church Ban in Ukraine
The Claim An X/Twitter post by US Rep Anna Paulina Luna falsely claims that the Ukrainian government under Zelensky has banned The Orthodox Church in Ukraine altogether and has used...
 5 July 2025United States,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
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