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# DisinfoWatch
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/disinfowatch/
- Published: 1999-01-02T15:17:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-02T14:55:52.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

**DisinfoWatch** is a Canadian fact checking initiative hosted by the [Macdonald-Laurier Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Macdonald-Laurier-Institute) (MLI). It was founded and is led by senior MLI fellow Marcus Kolga.[\[1\]](#fn1) Material published by DisinfoWatch has been cited in mainstream media reporting in "debunking" so-called "disinformation" about COVID-19, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and other contentious topics.[\[2\]](#fn2)

## History

DisinfoWatch was launched on September 24, 2020, described as a "foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking platform." The site is particularly focused on "a toxic mix of conspiracies, hoaxes, blatant fabrications and propaganda" surrounding the declared COVID-19 pandemic.[\[3\]](#fn3)

## Organization

DisinfoWatch is run by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and funded by the [United States Department of State](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-State)'s Global Engagement Center, the Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa, and Journalists for Human Rights (JHR).[\[1:1\]](#fn1)

### Partners

DisinfoWatch's research partners include:[\[4\]](#fn4)

- Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- East StratCom Task Force
- European Values Center for Security Policy
- EUvsDisinfo
- Global Engagement Center
- Henry Jackson Society
- Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
- Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
- NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
- Stockholm Free World Forum
- Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis (VIPA)

## External links

- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/DisinfoW)
- [Website](https://disinfowatch.org/)

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1. Chase, S. (2021, February 28). *Canada among targets of Twitter accounts shut down for links to Kremlin and proxies.* The Globe and Mail. <http://archive.today/2021.03.01-135213/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-among-targets-of-twitter-accounts-shut-down-for-links-to/> [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1)
2. Lempert, R. P. A. (2021, February 24). *DisinfoWatch: Ties To Atlas Network, Connected To LPC Political Operatives.* Canuck Law. <http://archive.today/2021.02.24-115940/https://canucklaw.ca/disinfowatch-ties-to-atlas-network-connected-to-lpc-political-operatives/> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. Byers, B. (2020, September 24). *MLI Launches DisinfoWatch project led by Marcus Kolga.* Macdonald-Laurier Institute. <http://archive.today/2022.06.16-163635/https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/mli-launches-disinfowatch/> [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. *About.* DisinfoWatch. Retrieved March 2, 2023, from <http://archive.today/2023.03.02-221007/https://disinfowatch.org/about/> [↩︎](#fnref4)