Bolivia’s president wore a “virus blocker.” Then, she got Covid-19 The interim leader was one of many politicians around the world who wore a badge containing chemicals that claimed to protect against coronavirus follow-up Isobel Cockerell
Weaponized Doubt The TV hosts spreading bizarre Covid-19 theories around the world From describing the coronavirus as “Made in China” or giving airtime to conspiracy theories, the global pandemic has allowed some TV and online broadcasters to create a blizzard of disinformation feature Katia Patin, Rachel Sherman and Chaewon Chung
Hungary's assault on education is a blow to the EU By throwing a research university out of the country, Viktor Orbán’s government seeks to create a generation of conservative citizens rooted in traditional values dispatch Hope Reese
Inside the anti-vaccine campaign that targets young women Viewing girls as innocent victims of a big pharma conspiracy or at risk of promiscuity, the movement is endangering the health of all women feature Isobel Cockerell
Politicians are wearing ‘virus blockers’ to protect themselves from Covid-19. Problem is, they don’t work Anti-coronavirus badges offer virtually no defense against the disease dispatch Isobel Cockerell
Madagascar pushes untested herbal coronavirus remedy on its neighbors The president makes outlandish claims about Covid-Organics feature Simon Allison
Conspiracy theorists are already pushing Trump’s dangerous coronavirus treatments The suggestion that disinfectant and UV light could treat Covid-19 cases has been promoted by radical pro-Trump conspiracy groups dispatch Isobel Cockerell
Weaponized Doubt Meet the celebrities pushing 5G coronavirus conspiracies to millions of fans Influential celebrities are responsible for spreading coronavirus conspiracy theories far and wide roundup Isobel Cockerell
Weaponized Doubt While Europe is in lockdown, Belarus remains open for business Belarus is the only country in Europe holding off on coronavirus quarantine measures dispatch Katia Patin
The campaign to promote a mysterious Soviet-era drug as a coronavirus miracle cure A viral Facebook video has fuelled interest in Arbidol, one of Russia’s most popular over-the-counter flu medicines, as a COVID-19 treatment dispatch Isobel Cockerell
Weaponized Doubt Drawing Covid-19: Artists around the world illustrate coronavirus in their community feature Katia Patin
Meet the coronavirus politicians who have no time for science Doctors and scientists are at the forefront of government efforts to tackle coronavirus, but some ministers have openly rejected their expertise roundup Katia Patin
“You lie there wondering if the person coughing next to you has coronavirus”: Hospital patients defy Russian state narrative Struggling, poorly equipped healthcare facilities could be aiding the spread of COVID-19 in Moscow dispatch Maria Koltsova
Weaponized Doubt Coronavirus has conspiracy theorists and anti-5G campaigners working overtime Facebook is filled with competing theories, all racing to fit coronavirus into a shadowy alternate reality dispatch Isobel Cockerell
