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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
Putin Repeats False Claim About Baltic NATO Membership
The Claim: During a press conference on December 20, 2023, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, repeated the false claim that in 1991, NATO promised not to admit any new members to...
 20 December 2023Russia,,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
PRC State Media Claims Canadian Concerns About Foreign Interference Based on Jealousy
Claim:  Chinese State Media has inaccurately asserted that Canadian apprehensions regarding well-documented interference by the PRC/CCCP are rooted not in national security concerns, but rather in concerns over China’s development....
 15 December 2023China,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
RT Holodomor Genocide Denial
Claim: RT makes the false claim that Ukraine’s Holodomor famine and genocide was a Russophobic myth. The article mockingly states that “for decades, various Ukrainian politicians, and other opinion formers,...
 15 December 2023Russia,,,Disinformation
Ukraine President Falsely Accused of Buying Two Luxury Yachts
Claim:  An online influencer has falsely claimed that Ukraine’s president has inappropriately used western support funding to purchase two luxury yachts worth $74 million. Narrative Context: The Kremlin has consistently...
 15 December 2023Unknown,,Disinformation
Sputnik Claims Neo-Nazi Conspiracy Is Holding Canadian Government Hostage
The Claim: The Russian state-controlled media outlet, Sputnik News, recently published a misleading story falsely asserting that the Canadian government is under the influence of neo-Nazi ideology. The headline of...
 6 December 2023Russia,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
Russian MFA: Russia Only Deploys Army At Request of Host Nations
The Claim: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs falsely claims that the Russian government only deploys its military at the request of “host countries”, and that Russia abides by international...
 6 December 2023Russia,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
Maidan Conspiracy: “US Sponsored Neo-Nazi Coup”
The Claim: A Twitter/X influencer has falsely claimed that Ukraine’s 2014 Maidan pro-democracy protest movement was a “US coup d’état in Ukraine was made possible by CIA funded Ukrainian Nazis...
 5 December 2023Unknown,,,,,,Conspiracy Theory
Russian & Iranian State Media Falsely Identifies UK owned-Japanese Operated Ship as Israeli
On Sunday November 20th, Iranian-back Yemeni Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship travelling from Turkey to India in the southern Red Sea near Yemen. The Claim: A report published on...
 20 November 2023Iran,,,,,Disinformation,Misinformation
Russian MFA Lavrov Regurgitates Bucha Massacre Conspiracy Narrative
During a press conference held on November 8, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov reiterated a conspiracy theory promoted by the Russian state regarding the 2022 massacre of Ukrainian...
 16 November 2023Russia,,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
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
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