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| Mis/Disinformation Example | Date | Source Region | Themes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2023 | Russia | Aggression,Georgia,Invasion,Russia,Ukraine | 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 2023 | Unknown | Democracy,Maidan,Putin,Russia,Snipers,Ukraine,Yanukovych | 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 2023 | Iran | hijack,Houthi,Iran,Israel,Japan,Yemen | 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 2023 | Russia | Atrocities,Bucha,Kremlin,Lavrov,Putin,War Crimes | 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 2023 | Unknown | ICC,International Criminal Court,South Africa | 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 2023 | Russia | Antisemitism,Dagestan,Hamas,Israel,Putin | 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 2023 | China | Disinformation,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 2023 | Europe | Gaza,Hamas,Israel,Turkey | 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 2023 | Russia | Fake Image,Gaza,Hamas,Israel,Kremlin | 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 2023 | Russia | anti-NATO,de-Nazify,false peace,Ukraine,Valdai Club | Disinformation |
