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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
Russian MFA Narratives About The Killing of Alexey Navalny
The Claims: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has falsely claimed that Western governments conspired and colluded to coordinate responses to the killing of Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist...
 17 February 2024Canada,,,,Disinformation
Putin Repeats False Claim About Post-Cold War NATO Enlargement During Carlson Interview
  The Claim: During an interview with US television personality, Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that a promise existed for NATO not to “expand eastward”. Narrative Context: Vladimir...
 12 February 2024Russia,,Disinformation
Baltic governments not removing “everything Russian from their cultural and media spaces”
The Claim: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has falsely claimed that the Baltic States are “removing everything Russian from their cultural and media space” Narrative Context: The Russian regime...
 5 February 2024Canada,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
Russian MFA Falsely Claims Canada Interfering in US Election
The Claim: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has falsely alleged, through posts on Twitter/X and Telegram, that Canada is meddling in the upcoming US elections. This claim is based...
 29 January 2024Russia,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
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 2024Russia,,,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 2024Russia,,,,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 2024Russia,,,,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 2024Russia,,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 2024Russia,,,,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 2024Russia,,,,Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation
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