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It’s no secret that online misinformation has been a big problem throughout the pandemic. Of course, health misinformation isn’t exclusive to COVID – it’s a challenge we faced well before the pandemic, exacerbated by the global shift into the digital age.

The topic of secret biological laboratories in Ukraine concocting all manner of weapon and scourge are a favorite theme of the Kremlin propaganda machine.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spread disinformation about the efficacy of vaccines and the virus’s origins, a shift from Beijing’s previous disinformation campaigns, which had a narrower focus on China-specific issues such as Tibet, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

The anti-vaccination movement in Ukraine uses a non-transparent messenger for coordination. Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 3 million COVID-19 cases have been registered in Ukraine, and more than 75 thousand Ukrainians have died from the coronavirus.

in English In August 2020, President Putin surprised the world by claiming to have approved the first vaccine against COVID-19.

For more than 20 months, since late January 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has been among the dominant topics in the pro-Kremlin flow of disinformation.

Nearly two weeks after the State Duma election, the pro-Kremlin media supported by Russian officials continue to allege that the West attempted to “meddle” in the election process.

China and Russia have formed an opportunistic propaganda alliance to blame the U.S. for covid-19. “Who’s Afraid of Fort Detrick Probe?” asked Sputnik News, one of Russia’s international propaganda outfits.

Sometimes, what is not lied about is revealing. Seven years ago last week, a Russian military unit shut down Malaysian Airlines MH17, killing all 298 people onboard.

Ukraine is not disbanding any infectious diseases hospitals. It is phasing out some Covid departments as coronavirus cases continue to decrease significantly in the country and ever fewer people require hospitalization.