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| Mis/Disinformation Example | Date | Source Region | Themes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medvedev Claims Baltic States Are Russian “Provinces” On May 16, 2023, Former Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev falsely claimed on Twitter that the Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – belong to Russia, referring to them as... | 18 May 2023 | Russia | Genocide Denial,History,Russian colonialism,Soviet | Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda |
| Russian State Media Promotes Conspiracy Linking Truss Text Message to Nord Stream Explosion A tweet from exiled Finnish conspiracy theorist Kim Dot Com, suggesting that former British PM Liz Truss sent a text message “it’s done” to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken... | 1 November 2022 | Russia | Liz Truss,Nord Stream,phone hack,United Kingdom | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Russian Security Council Claims “de-satanization” of Ukraine Required An October 26, 2022 article published on the Russian state media platform TASS, claims that the Russian Security Council is focusing its operations on the “complete de-Satanization” of Ukraine. The... | 25 October 2022 | Russia | neo-Nazi,Putin,Satan,Ukraine | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Russian narrative claims President Zelensky Is Not In Kyiv & Filmed In Front ofGreen Screen During the initial weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian state media and its proxies claimed that Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky had fled Kyiv and that videos recorded of him... | 25 October 2022 | Unknown | Green Screen,Hologram,Zelensky | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| Russian “Kill List” Narrative The Myrotvorets (“Peacemaker”) website is a privately run NGO website that according to the website, studies “signs of crimes against the national security of Ukraine, peace, security of mankind and... | 25 October 2022 | Canada | Intimidation,Whataboutism | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation,Misinformation |
| Russian False Claims About “Dirty Bombs” On October 23, Russian Minister of Defence, Sergi Shoigu claimed without any proof that Ukraine was preparing to use a “dirty bomb” in what he described as an “uncontrolled escalation”. ... | 25 October 2022 | Russia | dirty bomb,Fearmongering,Nuclear,Putin,Russia | Disinformation |
| Wife of Nazi Propaganda Minister is Not Canadian Deputy PM’s Grandmother An image recently shared on social media depicts the family of Nazi propagnad chief, Josef Goebbles, his wife Magda and their children with Adolf Hitler. The grandmother of Canada’s Deputy... | 12 September 2022 | Canada | Freeland,Nazi,Russia,Ukraine | Disinformation,Hoax |
| Russian State Media Publishes Misleading Article About New Environment Canada Facility On August 24, Russian state media website, RT published a report that claimed Environment Canada is building a new facility in Winnipeg that “includes a sizable firearms storage room, as... | 8 September 2022 | Russia | anti-government,Climate,Environment Canada | Conspiracy Theory,Misinformation |
| Russian Ministry of Defence Suggests Monkeypox Created in US Biolab Russian state media have published statements by a Russian defence ministry official who suggests that the United States could be responsible for the virus that causes Monkeypox. Both Sputnik and... | 22 August 2022 | Russia | Biolab,Monkeypox,Russia | Conspiracy Theory,Disinformation |
| China Blames US/NATO for Initiating Russian War Against Ukraine On August 10, 2022, a representative of the Chinese government falsely claimed that the United States initiated Russia’s war against Ukraine in an interview to Russian state media. China’s ambassador... | 11 August 2022 | Russia | China,NATO,Ukraine,US,War in Ukraine | Disinformation |
