How Covid-19 spread QAnon in Germany The sprawling movement which centers on an alleged “deep state” plot against President Donald Trump, has gained traction among anti-lockdown demonstrators and conspiracy theorists dispatch Carol Schaeffer
The TV hosts spreading bizarre Covid-19 theories around the world From describing the coronavirus as “Made in China” or giving airtime to conspiracy theories, the global pandemic has allowed some TV and online broadcasters to create a blizzard of disinformation feature Katia Patin, Rachel Sherman and Chaewon Chung
“It isn’t the Russians who murdered George Floyd.” How US disinformation threatens Black Lives Matter Disinformation experts say campaigns from far-right white supremacist conspiracy groups threaten U.S. anti-racism protests dispatch Isobel Cockerell and Rachel Sherman
In a Kenyan refugee camp, a radio host fights Covid-19 disinformation One radio presenter is using the airwaves to bring vital facts to Dadaab’s 217,000 residents dispatch Ismail Einashe
Exclusive: Islamophobic disinformation and hate speech has swamped social media during the coronavirus pandemic A new report reveals that Islamophobic hashtags like #Coronajihad and #MuslimVirus reached 170 million Twitter users dispatch Burhan Wazir
Politicians are wearing ‘virus blockers’ to protect themselves from Covid-19. Problem is, they don’t work Anti-coronavirus badges offer virtually no defense against the disease dispatch Isobel Cockerell
An army of volunteer ‘elves’ fights disinfo in the Czech Republic Doctors, students and even soldiers have joined a movement to counter anti-Western and anti-EU propaganda from Russia dispatch Adam Zamecnik
Lies and disinformation cover up environmental assault on the Baltic Sea Pollution linked to animal farming in northwestern Russia has contaminated rivers and killed large areas of seabed dispatch Maria Georgieva
The conspiracy theorists retweeted by Trump Many of Trump’s recently retweeted accounts are part of the QAnon environment, with pages filled with memes about the grand, deep state plan to destroy America Isobel Cockerell
How scientists’ rush to publish Covid-19 research fuels disinformation A flood of unvetted papers posted to preprint servers highlights the dangers of open-access science in a pandemic dispatch Gautama Mehta
‘A political virus’: China's aid diplomacy and crackdown on Hong Kong protests While Beijing sends masks and medical equipment around the world, its grip on the city state and its pro-democracy movement tightens dispatch Chaewon Chung and Theodora Yu
The coup that wasn’t — the latest conspiracy against Qatar A series of doctored videos claiming to show an alleged move against the royal family marks the latest development in a years-long anti-Qatar campaign by the nation’s powerful Gulf neighbors dispatch Burhan Wazir
