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Russian Health Disinformation Effort Puts Lives at Risk
ADF STAFF A dengue fever outbreak killed nearly 600 people in Burkina Faso in October 2023. A stream of disinformation followed. Social media users, including many believed to be backed by the Russian government, began attacking work by Target Malaria, a not-for-profit research organization that fights mosquito-borne illnesses. The group, which is supported by the […]
Social media users, including many believed to be backed by the Russian government, began attacking work by Target Malaria, a not-for-profit research organization that fights mosquito-borne illnesses. “The Russians probably find it frustrating that American health support has been so successful, and they’re trying to challenge it and make people question it,” said James Rubin, the U.S. State Department Global Engagement Center special envoy and coordinator. The group runs English and French-language channels on the messaging app Telegram and recently held a conference in Ouagadougou where panelists touted traditional medicine and tried to undermine the credibility of Western pharmaceutical companies.
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