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Bill Gates trends in South Africa after coronavirus anti-vaxxer conspiracy theory goes viral

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Jul 9, 2020

Government official monetized racial tensions on South African social media

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Feb 12, 2020

Facebook shut down commercial disinformation network based in Myanmar and Vietnam

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Oct 22, 2020

Nigerian army dismisses Lekki Toll Gate massacre as “fake news”

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Jan 30, 2020

Bioweapons, secret labs, and the CIA: pro-Kremlin actors blame the U.S. for coronavirus outbreak

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Jul 8, 2020

Facebook takes down inauthentic assets targeting multiple Latin American elections

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Aug 26, 2020

Armed militias mobilize on social media hours before deadly Kenosha shooting

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Jul 3, 2020

Afrophobic South African Twitter account connected to nationalist political party

The widely followed…

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Nov 20, 2020

Nigerian government-aligned Twitter network targets #EndSARS protests

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Jul 8, 2020

Facebook removes inauthentic network linked to Bolsonaro allies

Influence operation promoted Brazilian…

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