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UNICRI report
November 26 , 2020
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- The report is titled ''Stop the virus of disinformation: the malicious use of social media by terrorist, violent extremist and criminal groups during the COVID-19 pandemic''.
- It was released by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).
- It said that criminals and violent extremists are exploiting the pandemic to build their support networks, undermine trust in government and even weaponize the virus.
- The Groups associated with al-Qaeda and ISIS is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to spread conspiracy theories.
- For example, ISIL and Al-Qaeda claimed that the virus is God’s wrath upon the West.
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