Content Weaponization
China
Iran
Multiple
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Multiple States
Russia
Australia
Canada
European Union
Global
United States
China
Disinformation Campaigns
Proxy Support
Pandemic Exploitation
Crisis Theme Exploitation
AI-Enhanced Social Engineering
Information Domain Projection
Identity-Grievance Campaigns
State Media Coordination
State-Sponsored Actors Exploit COVID-19 Crisis for Unprecedented Global Disinformation Campaign in 2020
Multiple foreign governments weaponize pandemic response narratives to conduct influence operations and undermine democratic institutions worldwide