15-04-2020 17:50 via theverge.com

A pro-Iranian operation has spread coronavirus disinformation across Facebook and Twitter

As the novel coronavirus pandemic has swept across the world over the last few weeks, a pro-Iranian influence operation has spread disinformation over social media suggesting that the US government created the disease, according to a new report from Graphika.
The International Union of Virtual Media (IUVM) “is a prolific operator” that hosts and creates pro-Iran and pro-Palestinian video reports, news articles, and memes.According to Graphika, this content is linked out over social m
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