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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
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
Russia State TV: Baltic and Other Former States Occupied by Soviets Are All “fake”
  During a segment on the Russian television channel Solovyev Live, the hosts stated that the nations that were freed from Soviet occupation after the collapse of the Soviet Union...
 21 September 2023Russia,,,,,,,,,Disinformation,Foreign Propaganda
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 2023Russia,,,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 2022Russia,,,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 2022Russia,,,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 2022Unknown,,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 2022Canada,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 2022Russia,,,,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 2022Canada,,,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 2022Russia,,Conspiracy Theory,Misinformation
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