Content

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

by Valentin Châtelet

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

Iran Propaganda

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

by Roman Osadchuk, Eto Buziashvili

Digital Policy Russia

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

by Givi Gigitashvili, Sopo Gelava

Armenia Azerbaijan

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

by Eto Buziashvili

Elections Georgia

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

Content Moderation Policies Facebook

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

Democracy Elections

Mon, Jan 6, 2025

DFRLab: a look back at 2024

Revisiting key milestones in DFRLab publishing over the last calendar year

by Andy Carvin

Europe Middle East

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

Artificial Intelligence Disinformation

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

Artificial Intelligence Canada

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

Conflict Facebook

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

by Digital Forensic Research Lab, Julia Janicki