Myanmar’s protest movement riven by suspicions and accusations of betrayal Online attacks target pro-democracy activists who have family ties to the military feature Burhan Wazir
Kyrgyzstan’s president says that a deadly plant can cure coronavirus The health minister drank the fake remedy at a press conference brief Mariam Kiparoidze
How Chinese cottagecore swept the internet Li Ziqi and Dianxi Xiaoge have billions of views documenting a fairytale version of life in rural China feature Isobel Cockerell
Chronic fatigue syndrome patients, long victimized by discredited research, turn to a dubious self-help program The goulash of osteopathy, life coaching, neurolinguistic programming, and positive psychology is also attracting Long Covid sufferers feature David Tuller
Russian media launches a new line of attack against Alexey Navalny With the opposition leader behind bars, pro-government voices have shifted propaganda tactics feature Katia Patin
The rise of pseudoscientific Islamic cures in Iran As the country struggles to secure vaccines, clerics are pushing unproven remedies feature Isobel Cockerell
When bad science is a recipe for business success From unproven cancer treatments to supplements for hormonal imbalance, some CEOs and business leaders have taken advantage of promoting a variety of pseudohealth cures feature Coda Staff
The dirty secrets of clean eating Social media is filled with vibrant images of natural foods, but the growing preoccupation with the purity of our diets could be far from healthy feature Mariam Kiparoidze
Tanzania’s president, a leader in spreading Covid misinformation, dies of Covid Opposition leaders say President John Magufuli, who claimed Tanzania was “covid-free,” died from the virus brief Katia Patin
Myanmar rappers battle against the coup Anti-military hip-hop tracks have become a new front in the country’s information war feature Burhan Wazir
The fevered world of antisemitic vaccine conspiracies As the pandemic rages on, age-old prejudices are colliding with junk science feature Erica Hellerstein
A ruthless Sudanese militia is using Covid-19 to launder its image After years of violence, the Rapid Support Forces are attempting to rebrand themselves as saviors of the nation feature Mat Nashed
Turkmenistan pursues opposition figures living abroad Two recent human rights cases highlight new efforts to silence voices critical of the authoritarian president Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov brief Mariam Kiparoidze
London is littered with conspiracy leaflets as Covid deniers dodge Facebook moderators Thousands are rallying to print coronavirus vaccine disinformation and anti-lockdown propaganda and deliver it to British homes feature Isobel Cockerell
Self-medication and disinformation fuel Colombia’s Covid-19 crisis The widespread influence of unproven treatments and disinformation on social media could damage the South American country’s national vaccine rollout. dispatch Andrew J. Wight
