Content

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Maduro Repeats Twitter Hoax About U.S. Aid in Televised Speech

Regime leader repeated the false claim after pro-Maduro Twitter accounts spread forged screenshots about United States aid to Venezuela

Government Security

Wed, Mar 20, 2019

#BreakingSyria: IDF Strikes Near Damascus Airport

Israeli Defense Forces released footage of January 21 airstrike near Damascus airport, confirming Syrian state-run media claims

Security

Tue, Mar 19, 2019

#BalticBrief: Pro-Kremlin Media Weaponize Tucker Carlson Claim

Pro-Kremlin media uses U.S. media bias to suggest a broader lack of U.S. commitment to NATO

by Nika Aleksejeva

Government Social Media

Fri, Mar 15, 2019

Don’t Watch the New Zealand Mosque Attack Video. Just Don’t.

DFRLab Managing Editor Andy Carvin on the real-world consequences of viewing graphic imagery

by Andy Carvin

Extremism Facebook

Fri, Mar 8, 2019

Emerson T. Brooking named Resident Fellow at Digital Forensic Research Lab

Our team of #DigitalSherlocks is growing

Social Media

Thu, Mar 7, 2019

#TrollTracker: Facebook Takes Down Fake Network in the United Kingdom

Pages targeted far-right users then posted pro-Islam, pro-Pakistan messages

Government Social Media

Thu, Mar 7, 2019

#TrollTracker: Facebook Takes Down Fake Network in Romania

Facebook pages and group promoted Romania’s ruling party

by Daniel Weimert

Government Social Media

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Loaded Language Ads Ahead of Estonian Elections

Kremlin-owned media reporting uncommonly inconsistent about election ad campaign

Estonia Government

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

Andy Carvin named Senior Fellow at Digital Forensic Research Lab

Our team of #DigitalSherlocks isgrowing

Social Media

Tue, Feb 19, 2019

#DigitalResilience: Where Is Armen Gasparyan’s Audience?

Sputnik’s political show on YouTube and Facebook engagement falls short

Government

Mon, Feb 11, 2019

#YemenCrisis: Houthis and High-Precision Missiles

Houthi forces published video showing precision missile strike against Sudanese military base

Security

Mon, Feb 11, 2019

#DigitalResilience: Life of a Fake

Article based on false information spread throughout Russian-language online space

Government Social Media