Russia spreading propaganda during COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian study
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Published Wednesday, April 1, 2020 6:48AM MDT Last Updated Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:30PM MDT
CALGARY -- Russia is releasing fake news stories and propaganda blaming the west for creating and releasing COVID-19, according to a report released Wednesday by the
University of Calgary School of Public Policy.
Titled
COVID-19 as a Tool of Information Confrontation: Russia’s Approach, the article claims Russia is waging a war of disinformation centering around the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to professor Sergey Sukhankin, the author of the report, the Russian narratives can be separated into three categories: simple, tricky and sophisticated.
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While the sophisticated method is a far more elaborate example of propaganda,
aimed at small circles outside Russia. Claims that the U.S. is destroying global efforts in fighting the COVID-19 are being circulated citing the country's decision to decrease its contributions to the World Health Organization and its $60 million outstanding debt to the organization...
