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EEAS SPECIAL REPORT: Disinformation on the coronavirus – short assessment of the information environment

By EU vs Disinfo Note: The objective of this report is to provide a snapshot overview of the current trends and insights into disinformation activities...

The virus to liberate us from freedom

By EU vs Disinfo Alexander Dugin, a Russian nationalist philosopher with close ties to the Kremlin, is relishing in the COVID-19 outbreak. We are living in...

COVID-19: to counter misinformation, journalists need to embrace a public service mission

By Stephen Cushion, for The Conversation As COVID-19 spreads globally, so has misinformation about how to counter it. From politicians downplaying the risk it...

A Weeks’ Worth of Crazy Coronavirus Fakes

As the number of people around the world infected by the Covid-19 pandemic grows, so does the number of fakes concerning this deadly virus....

Infowars’ Jones hawked ‘nanosilver toothpaste’ fake coronavirus cure

By Polygraph Alex JonesInfowars“The patented nanosilver we have, the Pentagon has come out and documented and Homeland Security has said this stuff kills the...

For the Kremlin, COVID-19 is not just a crisis, it’s an opportunity

By Brian Whitmore, for CEPA A longstanding goal of Vladimir Putin’s regime is to replace the liberal rules-based international order with one based on spheres...

Common crisis: The implications of COVID-19 for the Transatlantic Alliance

By CEPA GEOPOLITICS AND THE PANDEMIC: A CEPA FAQ  ​Alliance cohesion is under increasing strain amid public squabbling between member governments and growing fears...

Four super fake coronavirus claims (that we saw today)

By Polygraph Everywhere onlineFake coronavirus claims are all over the internet. Below we correct a few claims about the virus origin, diagnosis, prevention and...

Fake: Fight Corona Virus with Hitler Salute

Ukraine, the corona virus and Nazis, that’s how the Russian site Eurasia Daily decided Ukraine’s Orthodox Church was battling the corona virus, by raising...

The Kremlin and disinformation about coronavirus

By EU vs Disinfo When Confusion is the Message It is easy to get the impression that pro-Kremlin disinformation efforts on the coronavirus are all over...