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In the world of the pro-Kremlin disinformation network, protests are never a genuine expression of popular discontent. Protests are always staged, be that in Hong Kong, France, Venezuela – or the US.

“Ma Xiaowei, director of the National Health Commission, said there is ‘no delay or cover-up’ in the Chinese government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Pro-Kremlin propaganda and homophobia go hand in hand ahead of the vote on constitutional amendments in Russia.

Last week, the Disinformation Review highlighted the cynical opportunism of the pro-Kremlin media in exploiting the racial injustice protests sweeping across America and the world.

SpaceX launch according to the Kremlin's channels: a sign of weakness of aggression? How Russia uses fake election observation as a tool for foreign interference.

In the world of the pro-Kremlin disinformation network, protests are never a genuine expression of popular discontent. Protests are always staged, be that in Hong Kong, France, Venezuela – or the US.

"In the news, they are now are talking about the first people killed and even raped in Minneapolis. Source: KP.ru, June 1, 2020 FALSE “Friendly advice to the negroes of Minnesota and the U.S.A. from a journalist,” the Telegram post on May 30 reads in Russian.

This week, focus of the world media is on America where demonstrations against racial injustice sweep across the nation, leading to clashes between protestors and police.

“The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization. Source: Twitter, May 31, 2020 MISLEADING Protests erupted in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25 after the video…

Almost one-fourth of Russians (23.2%) consider the COVID-19 pandemic a fiction, concocted by the “interested parties”, Russian media reports.