How China, Russia, and Brazil are both handling and perpetuating misinformation about COVID-19.
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At this point, most of the population is too traumatized by all that has occurred to question the official narrative.The Russian government itself has been very actively spreading disinformation about the virus, both in Russia and around the world. As early as January, Russian state media were propagating all kinds of lies about the coronavirus, like saying it was made in the United States.
A judicial order was required to stop a campaign he promoted using the hashtag “#Brazilcannotstop.” And as recently as April 10, Bolsonaro was taking to the streets in Brasilia in his public effort to push back against social isolation. This has had an effect. Recent statistics say only around 50 percent of people in Brazil are social isolating.
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