Several thousand online accounts are posting similar messages about the coronavirus, according to a report prepared for the US State Department’s Global Engagement Centre. Photo: Shutterstock
Coronavirus: Russia pushing fake news about US using outbreak to ‘wage economic war’ on China, officials say
- Thousands of Russia-linked social media accounts allegedly spreading alarm and disrupting global efforts to fight epidemic
- Campaign promotes unfounded conspiracy theories that US is behind Covid-19 outbreak
Several thousand online accounts are posting similar messages about the coronavirus, according to a report prepared for the US State Department’s Global Engagement Centre. Photo: Shutterstock