Content

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

Infowars, resurrected: how the conspiracy site evaded a cross-platform ban

Social platforms previously banned far-right personality

Social Media

Fri, Apr 3, 2020

Op-Ed: The Kremlin’s reputational losses do not mean that the West is winning the information war

Even countries with low pro-Kremlin sentiment

Thu, Apr 2, 2020

Disinfo targeting South African Defence Force surges amid COVID-19 lockdown

South African Twitter accounts recycled old

Social Media

Wed, Apr 1, 2020

Influential Georgian doctor mistakenly amplifies COVID-19 disinfo

Doctor cited fake quote attributed to a democracy activist on a controversial Facebook page

Georgia

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Analysis | Six reasons the Kremlin spreads disinformation about the coronavirus

Fabrications about COVID-19’s origins are meant to stir up anti-U.S. sentiment and fueldiscord

Europe

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

Bioweapons, secret labs, and the CIA: pro-Kremlin actors blame the U.S. for coronavirus outbreak

Multiple narratives begin to emerge on fringe Russian outlets and social media, following a familiar playbook

Fri, May 17, 2019

Walking on Hot Coals: How Disinformation Is Fueling the Fight in Libya

As Libyan infighting in the suburbs of Tripoli entered its second month, a parallel battle raged on socialmedia

by Mohamed Kassab

Security Social Media

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Facebook Dismantled Iranian Influence Operation

Facebook removed pages and groups related to Pars Today for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior

Government Social Media

Tue, Mar 26, 2019

IN DEPTH: Iranian Propaganda Network Goes Down

Facebook pages laundered Iranian propaganda in India, Indonesia, and Africa

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva

Government

Mon, Aug 28, 2017

#BotSpot: Twelve Ways to Spot a Bot

Some tricks to identify fake Twitter accounts

Social Media

Fri, May 26, 2017

Russian Pop Goes Political

And YouTube users are unimpressed

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva

Civil Society Disinformation

Fri, May 5, 2017

Hashtag Campaign: #MacronLeaks

Alt-right attacks Macron in last ditch effort to sway French Election

by Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Elections