Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to fight the epidemic, US officials say. The disinformation campaign promotes unfounded conspiracy theories that the United States is behind the COVID
1 / 5A medical staffer leads patients who have displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 illness in group exercises at a hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global outbreakA medical staffer leads patients who have displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 illness in group exercises at a hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global outbreak Washington - Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting...
"By spreading disinformation about coronavirus, Russian malign actors are once again choosing to threaten public safety by distracting from the global health response," he said. More than 2,340 people have since died, mostly in China, and the number of cases exceeds 76,000, most are in China.
During many past news events, the accounts would post actively for up to 72 hours. But messages about the new coronavirus have been uploaded every day over the past month -- a sign, US officials said, of Russia's investment in a story unlikely to disappear soon from the headlines.
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