Content

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Mueller Report Roundup: News and Social Platforms

There was no shortage of online discussion about what the media got right about the Mueller investigation and how it was being spun online

Government

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

Pro-Kremlin Outlets Fail in Anti-West Sentiment Push around Anaklia Port

Georgia’s Anaklia deep-sea port project remerges as the epicenter of the latest wave of pro-Kremlin disinformation in the country

Georgia Government

Wed, Apr 17, 2019

White Nationalism Overshadowed at Congressional Hearing on White Nationalism

Small exchange with partisan pundit dominates media coverage and online conversation about historic congressional hearing with experts

Government Social Media

Fri, Apr 12, 2019

Colombian TV Twitter Accounts Go Silent after DFRLab Investigation

Nine Twitter accounts designed for airtime on a Colombian TV program went dark following a DFRLab inquiry

Government Social Media

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

#DigitalResilience: Russians Demonstrate Against Digital Isolation Law

Assessing the crowd size for Russia’s internet freedom protest in Moscow

Government Security

Mon, Apr 8, 2019

#PutinAtWar: The Most Famous Wagner Soldier

Open-source information paints a colorful portrait of one of the highest-profile Russian mercenaries

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Security

Fri, Apr 5, 2019

#BalticBrief: Sputnik Takes Aim at a Russian-Speaking Audience

Sputnik saturates the Russian-language media environment in the Baltics with anti-NATO coverage

BalticBrief Government

Mon, Apr 1, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Inauthentic Activity in India

Pages used false identities to exacerbate polarization on both sides before elections

Government Social Media

Fri, Mar 29, 2019

#BalticBrief: The “KNABbing” of Riga’s Mayor

An unverified news story claiming Riga’s mayor had been arrested proliferated throughout the Russian media environment

by Nika Aleksejeva

BalticBrief Government

Tue, Mar 26, 2019

Georgians Gripped by Generated Graphics

Georgian wrestler and his mysterious “RUSSELL” (or was it “RUSSIA”?) hat hit the spotlight

by Eto Buziashvili

Georgia Government

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

Tue, Mar 26, 2019

KEY FINDINGS: Iranian Propaganda Network Goes Down

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

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva

Government