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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,112 posts)
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 08:14 PM Apr 2021

Russia, China sow disinformation to undermine trust in Western vaccines, EU report says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Russian and Chinese media are systematically seeking to sow mistrust in Western COVID-19 vaccines in their latest disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing the West, a European report said on Wednesday.

From December to April, the two countries' state media outlets pushed fake news online in multiple languages sensationalising vaccine safety concerns, making unfounded links between jabs and deaths in Europe and promoting Russian and Chinese vaccines as superior, the EU study said.

The Kremlin and Beijing deny all disinformation allegations by the EU, which produces regular reports and seeks to work with Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft to limit the spread of fake news.

Russian and Chinese vaccine diplomacy "follows a zero-sum game logic and is combined with disinformation and manipulation efforts to undermine trust in Western-made vaccines," said the EU study released by the bloc's disinformation unit, part of its EEAS foreign policy arm.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-china-sow-disinformation-undermine-171603993.html

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Russia, China sow disinformation to undermine trust in Western vaccines, EU report says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2021 OP
They didn't have to, the republicans are doing quite a good job for them JohnSJ Apr 2021 #1
New republican meme since Trump took office::: Russia is our friend. keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #2
I knew it!!! BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #3

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
3. I knew it!!!
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 08:28 PM
Apr 2021

I knew that Putin was doing something to contribute to the anti-vax BS in "Western" countries. Not surprised about China either.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215371853

I posted this on Sat.

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