Platform
Thu, Apr 9, 2020
Rumors about helicopters spraying chemicals go viral globally alongside COVID-19
Hoax mutated from one information environment
Fri, Apr 3, 2020
Conservative group manipulates Pelosi footage to support Trump coronavirus policies
State of the Union speech edited
Fri, Apr 3, 2020
Bill Gates trends in South Africa after coronavirus anti-vaxxer conspiracy theory goes viral
Forged statement about Gates Foundation vaccine
Fri, Apr 3, 2020
When accurate coronavirus info grows stale, obsolete data becomes misinformation
Social media channels and fringe outlets
Fri, Apr 3, 2020
Suspicious accounts spread COVID-19 disinfo in Armenian Facebook groups
Amid tensions with Azerbaijan, Facebook accounts
Thu, Apr 2, 2020
Disinfo targeting South African Defence Force surges amid COVID-19 lockdown
South African Twitter accounts recycled old
Tue, Mar 31, 2020
The “People’s Quarantine” — Belarusians promote social distancing despite Lukashenko’s ignorance
Belarusian society is managing self-quarantine despite lack of nationwide measures to prevent spread ofCOVID-19
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Russia exploits Italian coronavirus outbreak to expand its influence
Russia takes advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to tout its largesse and question the EU’s response to the crisis
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kremlin insists it has everything under control
Pro-Kremlin media frame Russians as fearless despite the COVID-19 threat
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Russian Telegram rumor claiming smoking protects from coronavirus spreads to Ukraine
Ukrainian fringe media spread the narrative that the share of smokers among people with COVID-19 was low, implying causation
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
South Africa-based Facebook groups stoked coronavirus fears to sell face masks
Facebook groups created by a South African marketing company became breeding grounds for COVID-19 conspiracies and fearmongering
Tue, Mar 24, 2020
Venezuelan fringe websites impersonate media outlets on Facebook
Facebook assets impersonating CNN en Español and NTN24 promoted content created by two external websites
