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Jeff Kao, ProPublica

War in Ukraine: Russian state media is spreading disinformation under the guise of fact-checks

The war has unleashed a torrent of false and misleading information from both sides.

Craig Silverman, ProPublica
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Jeff Kao, ProPublica
· Mar 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm
How China is using social media propaganda to whitewash the repression of the Uyghurs

Thousands of videos of members of the minority group denying abuses are showing up on Twitter and YouTube.

Jeff Kao, ProPublica
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Raymond Zhong, The New York Times
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Paul Mozur, The New York Times
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Aaron Krolik, The New York Times
· Jun 25, 2021 · 07:30 pm
China’s giant propaganda machine on Twitter has turned its guns from Hong Kong to coronavirus

Thousands of fake and hijacked accounts are involved in a coordinated influence campaign.

Jeff Kao, ProPublica
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Mia Shuang Li, ProPublica
· Mar 28, 2020 · 09:30 pm