The Kremlin has used a barrage of increasingly outlandish falsehoods to prop up its overarching claim that the invasion of Ukraine is justified.
Tag: Rumors and Misinformation
Brazil Bans Telegram Over Disinformation Concerns
The Brazilian Supreme Court has vowed to fight disinformation ahead of this year’s presidential elections. Banning the popular messaging app is its most drastic step yet.
U.S. Fights Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory Pushed by Russia and China
The Biden administration says the two countries’ promotion of anti-U.S. conspiracy theories might be cover for lethal Russian military operations.
4 Falsehoods Russians Are Told About the War
Russia’s disinformation machine is working in overdrive inside its own borders.
Cluster Munitions and ‘Vacuum Bombs’: Russian Invasion Revives an Old Debate
Diplomats and talking heads have repeated longstanding fictions about battlefield weapons that critics argue are too cruel or too indiscriminate for use in warfare.
Against C.D.C. Advice, Florida to Advise Against Covid Vaccines for Healthy Children
The C.D.C. has urged parents to get their eligible children vaccinated. “Covid-19 can make children very sick and cause children to be hospitalized,” the agency’s website says.
Ukrainians Find That Relatives in Russia Don’t Believe It’s a War
Many Ukrainians are encountering a confounding and frustrating backlash from family members in Russia who have bought into the official Kremlin messaging.
TikTok Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions About Spread of Misinformation
The Chinese-owned video app is dealing with a flood of war videos and the question of whether it is spreading unverified information.
Anti-Covid-Vaccine Doctor Pleads Guilty to Capitol Riot Charges
The founder of America’s Frontline Doctors, a group that spreads pandemic misinformation, stood by as a Capitol Police officer was assaulted, then entered the Capitol and made a speech against Covid vaccines, according to a Justice Department filing.
In Ukraine’s Information War, a Blend of Fact and Fiction
Experts say stories like the Ghost of Kyiv and Snake Island, both of questionable veracity, are propaganda or morale boosters, or perhaps both.