Disinformation tracker maps declining confidence in science and public health Filippa Lentzos | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | August 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/17/disinformation-tracker-maps-declining-confidence-in-science-and-public-health/ When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, false claims about “US-run biolabs” began circulating almost immediately through Russian state outlets. Within weeks, those same allegations had travelled far beyond diplomatic chambers in Geneva and New York, eventually appearing on one of America’s most-watched cable news programs, where Tucker Carlson repeated them to millions of viewers. …