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Fri, Jul 23, 2021
Belarusian S-300s sighted on the move to Lithuanian and Polish borders
Civilian videos suggest that Belarusian S-300
Fri, Jul 23, 2021
Online calls for attacks against Georgia’s LGBTQ community result in offline violence
Anti-LGBTQ, pro-Kremlin groups, and representatives of the Orthodox Church mobilized people online for violence in real life
Wed, Jul 21, 2021
China weaponizes discovery of graves at Canadian residential schools to avoid Xinjiang criticism
Chinese outlets and diplomats engage in
Fri, Jul 16, 2021
U.S. extremists dabble in #FreeBritney conspiracy theories
Politically driven fringes look to pop
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
Tucker Carlson NSA claims spread in right-wing media ecosystem, amplified by radio networks on…
Carlson’s claim that the NSA is
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
Pro-Kremlin media echo Chinese outlets that COVID lab leak theory is a U.S. disinfo campaign
Outlets claim alleged U.S. disinformation campaign
Mon, Jul 5, 2021
Mediating in the digital age: insights from RightsCon
The DFRLab joined the Centre for
Fri, Jul 2, 2021
Georgian far-right group moves to messaging apps after multiple Facebook takedowns
Alt-Info asks audiences to follow its
Fri, Jul 2, 2021
Paid influencers and sockpuppets drove social media campaign targeting South African banks
Anti-racist rhetoric used as cover for a social media campaign targeting South African banks as they sever ties with local business empire
by Jean le Roux
Thu, Jul 1, 2021
Latvian politician faces digital backlash for using Star of David as anti-vax symbol
Controversy follows recent pattern of anti-vaxers
Thu, Jul 1, 2021
Iranian accounts promote anti-Israel hashtags in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war
The campaign, promoted on Telegram, is linked to an Iranian conspiracy theorist previously suspended from Twitter.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Belarusian and Russian media heavily promote Protasevich “interview”
Interview hit the Belarusian and Russian
