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How an Adelaide anti-vaccination protest became a Russian propaganda opportunity

About 500 demonstrators gathered on the steps of Parliament House. (Supplied)

Anti-vaccination protesters say an event held in Adelaide was "hijacked" by pro-Russia demonstrators and misrepresented by Russian news websites — turning a "day of remembrance" for people they say have been injured by COVID-19 vaccines into "a rally in support of Russia".

About 500 demonstrators gathered on the steps of Parliament House last Saturday, and later marched down North Terrace toward the CBD's East End, holding white crosses to symbolise people who claimed to have experienced medical problems after receiving COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

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