Enter the Grayzone: fringe leftists deny the scale of China’s Uyghur oppression This week, writer and commentator Max Blumenthal downplayed Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang on international TV — and he’s not the only one feature Caitlin Thompson
Duterte’s troll armies drown out Covid-19 dissent in the Philippines Trolls and bots are deflecting criticism of President Duterte’s handling of the worsening crisis dispatch Lynzy Billing
In Kazakhstan, coronavirus conspiracies are the latest celebrity craze As the nation battles a wave of infections and drug shortages, pop stars and influencers are using social media to push wild theories feature Katia Patin
Bolivia’s president wore a “virus blocker.” Then, she got Covid-19 The interim leader was one of many politicians around the world who wore a badge containing chemicals that claimed to protect against coronavirus follow-up Isobel Cockerell
Doctor by day, anti-disinfo warrior by night: fighting Yemen’s Covid-19 crisis Armed with social media, one Yemeni doctor living in Germany has marshalled hundreds of medical professionals to provide free and accurate coronavirus advice to people in his homeland dispatch Casey Coombs
Tensions skyrocket in Serbia as the president casts street protestors as violent conspiracists After two nights of pandemic-related unrest, President Aleksandar Vucic described protestors as anti-5G activists and flat-earthers dispatch Katia Patin
How coronavirus slammed the door on asylum seekers Countries around the world are shutting their borders to asylum seekers and implementing harsh immigration policies dispatch Joshua Craze
Russia uses nuclear power to fuel its influence As the nation emerges as the world’s dominant exporter of atomic energy, a toxic legacy of accidents and cover ups looms large feature Jonathan Brown and Benas Gerdziunas
North Korea prepares to drop propaganda leaflets in South Korea, raising tensions On the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, relations between both countries have deteriorated again dispatch Chaewon Chung
How K-pop information warfare outmaneuvered the far right This global community has emerged as a political force, thanks to its backing of the Black Lives Matter movement dispatch Chaewon Chung and Isobel Cockerell
