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Fri, Feb 7, 2025
Azerbaijani operation spread anti-France content amid 2024 New Caledonia unrest
Hashtag analysis reveals coordinated influence efforts surrounding voting reform protests in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia
Thu, Feb 6, 2025
Iran’s Press TV in the foreign influence wilderness
Trying to break through to a broader international audience, Press TV turns to the social platforms Telegram and Rumble
by Simin Kargar
Fri, Jan 31, 2025
How Russia throttled YouTube for domestic audiences
Russia has a long history of targeted platforms, and aimed its restrictions on the most popular video-sharing platform in the country
Wed, Jan 15, 2025
Russia and Azerbaijan’s narrative warfare against Armenia’s European path
Russia and Azerbaijan deploy aligned narratives to undermine Armenia's partnership with the West
Mon, Jan 13, 2025
Politically biased observers attempted to legitimize fraudulent elections in Georgia
Ruling party media amplified coverage of nearly two dozen individuals to portray them as credible election observers
Wed, Jan 8, 2025
Analysis: Meta’s fact-checking pullback will have global consequences
The social media company's widespread overhaul of its content moderation policies will have a real-world negative impact, embolden authoritarian regimes, and put its own users at risk
by Mark Scott
Tue, Jan 7, 2025
Georgian Dream exploits Western politicians and commentators for its propaganda goals
Government propaganda selectively quotes Western politicians and distorts affiliations to portray them as high-ranking figures supporting Georgian Dream
by Sopo Gelava
Mon, Jan 6, 2025
DFRLab: a look back at 2024
Revisiting key milestones in DFRLab publishing over the last calendar year
by Andy Carvin
Fri, Dec 20, 2024
AI tools used in Kenya to discredit protesters and allege Russian connections
The pro-government campaign appears to involve a marketing firm that employs influencers
by Ali Chenrose
Wed, Dec 18, 2024
Inauthentic X accounts targeted American and Canadian politicians amid student protests
The accounts pushed an anti-Qatar campaign and messages about Islamism
by Ali Chenrose
Wed, Dec 18, 2024
How inauthentic accounts exploit Telegram comments to spread anti-Ukrainian narratives
Analysis of more than 580,000 comments shows pattern of narrative attacks amplified via coordinated behavior; additional instances appeared in Facebook comments
by Roman Osadchuk, Iryna Adam, Givi Gigitashvili, Meredith Furbish
Wed, Dec 18, 2024
Foreign narratives proliferate among Japanese X communities
Network analysis reveals communities and key users, each playing distinct roles in amplifying pro-Russia and pro-China messaging