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COVID-19 disinformation from Russia, China more influential than domestic news sources, study finds Vladimir Putin visited the new Russia Today broadcasting centre (Official Internet Resources of the President of Russia/Released) Flip This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Coronavirus disinformation published by Chinese and Russian state media outlets in France, Spain, and Germany is in some cases reaching a greater audience on social media than news coverage of the global pandemic produced by major domestic media outlets in those countries, according to a study by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII). The study...