Pro-Kremlin Media Spread Conspiracy Theories, Disinformation
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:17 pm
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin wears a protective suit as he visits a hospital for coronavirus patients in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, March 24, 2020.
Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.
Daily Debunk
Throwing Darts to See What Sticks
A consistent principle of the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign is to keep its audience’s heads in a permanent state of spin.
-- EUvsDisinfo, June 25
Social Media Disinfo
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Claim: Nobel laureate said he was asked to fabricate COVID-19 test results.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Mounting clues suggest the coronavirus might trigger diabetes
Evidence from tissue studies and some people with COVID-19 shows that the virus damages insulin-producing cells.
-- Nature, June 24