COVID-19 Disinformation Intelligence Report

The Coronavirus has caused unprecedented levels of health concerns across the globe. The epidemic has unleashed an outbreak of a disinformation epidemic that is proliferating as fast as the virus. Manipulative actors of all types have capitalized on this global health crisis, mobilizing with the goal of spreading fear and panic across social media, tapping into every possible facet of social and economic narratives. Significant ongoing campaigns range from healthcare and religious beliefs to economic impacts, xenophobia and scare tactics.

AdVerif.ai detected through the FakeRank AI hundreds of thousands of social media posts containing disinformation. Our AI identified several key narratives ,ranging from scams of dubious health products, to conspiracy theories regarding the outbreak’s origin, and hoaxes about celebrities infected with the virus.