“This is concrete misinformation, this is a global fraud on the subject of fake news,” RIA Novosti quotes her on the air of the Zvezda TV channel.
According to her, these accusations are in the traditions of the United States, which are trying to explain their miscalculations by the actions of external forces.
“If we talk about traditions, in American political traditions, in the traditions of some American politicians, to constantly find guilty parties and never take responsibility for their mistakes and for their mistakes,” Zakharova said.
However, she emphasized that "in fact, this is an attempt ... to look like a ray of light in the dark realm."
Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Russia, China and Iran were allegedly involved in the spread of misinformation about coronavirus infection COVID-19.