Top stories published by DFRLab in May of 2020

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May 19, 2020

Italian MP amplifies debunked COVID-19 conspiracy theories on the floor of Parliament

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May 14, 2020

Why the debunked COVID-19 conspiracy video “Plandemic” won’t go away

Major platforms are removing the discredited conspiracy video, but niche conspiracy communities and “alt-tech” start-ups are rapidly…

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May 5, 2020

Facebook removes propaganda outlets linked to Russian security services

The social network took down…

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May 27, 2020

Empty hospitals, fake burials and chloroquine: systemic disinfo downplays COVID-19

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May 5, 2020

Inauthentic Facebook network shut down in Georgia

Assets were linked to Georgia Dream-affiliated…

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May 5, 2020

Inauthentic anti-Rohingya Facebook assets in Myanmar removed

Posts portrayed Rohingya as terrorists…

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May 24, 2020

Indian government’s 2G restrictions in Kashmir fail to curb online extremism

Amid the COVID-19…

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May 28, 2020

Sockpuppet accounts on fringe websites spread pro-separatist narratives in Luhansk

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May 7, 2020

5G COVID-19 conspiracies grip Georgia

Thousands of Georgians discuss the purported links between the…

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May 13, 2020

Op-Ed | The criminalization of COVID-19 clicks and conspiracies

Numerous governments, some democratic…

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