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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
Misinformed Statement by South African President About the ICC Fuels Disinformation About It
The Claim: On October 31, a video featuring South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, filmed in April 2023 during a state visit by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, circulated on X/Twitter. In...
 1 November 2023Unknown,,Disinformation,Misinformation
Kremlin Falsely Links Ukraine to Antisemitic Mob Violence in Dagestan
The Claim: Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova and the Russian state TASS news agency have accused the Ukrainian government of organizing an antisemitic mob in the Russian Republic of...
 31 October 2023Russia,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
Beijing Falsely Claims Canadian Air Force Plane Violated Chinese Airspace
On October 18, 2023, the Global Times, the Chinese government’s primary English-language online news outlet, falsely accused Canada of violating Chinese airspace. According to their report, a “Canadian CP-140 plane...
 20 October 2023ChinaDisinformation,Foreign Propaganda
Turkish President Has Not Threatened To Intervene Against Israel
  On October 19, 2023, a social media post falsely claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had threatened to intervene in the ongoing crisis in Israel. This post, viewed...
 19 October 2023Europe,,,Misinformation
Fake Image of Israeli Forces Holding Nazi Flag
On October 14, 2023, a Twitter/X account that claims to be located in Moscow posted a fake image of Israeli forces standing with a Nazi-German flag beside an Israeli flag,...
 14 October 2023Russia,,,,Disinformation
Putin Claims Russia “did not start war”
During the October 2023 meeting of Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Club, the Russian President falsely claimed that Russia did not start the war in Ukraine and that it is Russia that...
 11 October 2023Russia,,,,Disinformation
Russian State Media Falsely Claims NATO and Israeli Weapons Supplied to Ukraine Are Being Used by Hamas
Immediately after the start of the Hamas attack against Israel on October 8, posts began emerging on Russian social media channels falsely claiming that Western weapons supplied to Ukraine were...
 9 October 2023Russia,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Misinformation
Russian MFA Creates Fake Postage Stamp to Exploit Controversy in Canada’s Parliament
On September 22, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Canada, where he gave a speech in Canada’s House of Commons and later in Toronto. The Ukrainian President’s visit and speech...
 2 October 2023Russia,,,,Disinformation
Cocaine on The PM’s Plane: False Accusations by Former Indian Diplomat
On September 25, Indian television platform ZeeMedia published an interview with former Indian diplomat Deepak Vohra. In the interview, Vohra claimed that the plane that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
 29 September 2023India,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
Sputnik News: Canada’s Reaction to India Diplomatic Trouble Is Being Directed by US
Russian state media platform Sputnik News, has published a piece about the diplomatic conflict between Canada and India, surrounding the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist. On September 18th Canadian...
 21 September 2023Russia,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda,Misinformation
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