Content

Wed, Sep 16, 2020

South African Twitter users misattributed as fake Chinese accounts

A Twitter thread incorrectly identified South

Social Media

Mon, Sep 14, 2020

Belarus state media botch reporting on a botched abduction

How Lukashenka’s media apparatus mishandled a

Social Media Telegram

Mon, Sep 14, 2020

Georgia’s pro-Russian party provokes ethnic and religious tensions ahead of parliamentary elections

The Alliance of Patriots installed anti-Turkish billboards in the streets of Georgia while launching anti-Turkish ads on Facebook

Elections Georgia

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

Anonymous pro-government Twitter accounts deny allegations of a crisis in Zimbabwe

Accounts amplified narratives that the U.S.

Social Media Zimbabwe

Wed, Sep 9, 2020

Incorrect footage exaggerates size of pro-Lukashenka protest in Vilnius

While reporting on a pro-Lukashenka gathering

Lithuania

Tue, Sep 8, 2020

Kremlin commentators smear Belarus opposition leaders

Online ecosystem of pro-Kremlin sources amplified

Social Media

Tue, Sep 8, 2020

Op-Ed: The global AI industry is intensifying mass surveillance in India

Facial recognition technology poses challenges to

Fri, Sep 4, 2020

How Manny from Diary of a Wimpy Kid galvanized political activism on TikTok

Manny Heffley became a political symbol for young TikTok users to support Black Lives Matter protests around police brutality.

by Alyssa Kann, Max Rizzuto

Social Media

Wed, Sep 2, 2020

State media English-language coverage of Belarus propagates claims of Western interference

Pro-Kremlin outlets unsuccessfully push narrative that

Elections Social Media

Tue, Sep 1, 2020

Pro-Kremlin media misrepresent Belarusian opposition’s policy platform

An “anti-Russian” national security reform agenda

Government

Tue, Sep 1, 2020

Pro-Lukashenka Telegram channels amplify disinformation

Telegram channels deploy anti-protester narratives to

Social Media Telegram

Tue, Sep 1, 2020

How pro-Kremlin Telegram channels influence Ukrainian parliamentary decisions

MPs from the largest parliamentary faction

Social Media Telegram