Social Media
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
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Inauthentic YouTube channels spam partisan content from fringe sites
The channels showed spam-like behavior while posting pro-Trump and anti-Democrat clickbait in the United States
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Pro-right Italian media target African immigrants over coronavirus
As COVID-19 overwhelms Italy, nationalist media outlets see opportunity to fuel anti-immigrant sentiment
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
Right-wing Facebook pages fuel communal tensions in India
Three pages capitalized on cases of sexual violence to deepen Hindu-Muslim divide
