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Misinformation

2016 U.S. Presidential Election

Follow the link to another documentary, this one focusing on the disinformation campaign designed and implemented by the Russian government to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Brexit

The following three videos assess the role disinformation played in the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union by unveiling the murky connections between Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and Brexit voters.

COVID-19 Pandemic

Below observe how COVID-19 has been engulfed by fake news, and how scholars and even the World Health Organization are responding to the way misinformation is compounding the threat of COVID-19.

Russia-Ukraine War

Below are two videos, one from the beginning of the war and another from one year onwards, detailing the horrific way disinformation has continuously been used by the Russian government to incite, justify, and escalate their ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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