Top stories published by DFRLab in April of 2020

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Apr 3, 2020

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

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Apr 20, 2020

Terrorgram: A community built on hate

Telegram’s far-right ecosystem provides a haven for online hate…

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Apr 21, 2020

Infowars, resurrected: how the conspiracy site evaded a cross-platform ban

Social platforms previously…

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Apr 14, 2020

Italian anti-vaxxer fuels doubt over COVID-19 danger in Russia and Ukraine

Russian and Ukrainian…

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Apr 16, 2020

COVID-19 conspiracists conspire against fact-checkers

Conspiracy peddlers attack Latvian fact-checking outlet for debunking their claims

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Apr 17, 2020

Footage captures signs of COVID-19 overwhelming Moscow

Videos of ambulances lined up outside Moscow…

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Apr 17, 2020

Coronavirus conspiracies amplified on social media by fringe South African political party

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Apr 9, 2020

Rumors about helicopters spraying chemicals go viral globally alongside COVID-19

Hoax mutated from one…

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Apr 10, 2020

China exploits Italian coronavirus outbreak to expand its influence

China is applying a similar…

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Apr 29, 2020

Fact-checker’s identity stolen to spread disinfo about NATO and COVID-19

Forged letter and a persona…

March 2020

May 2020

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