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...