Botnets
Fri, Jul 7, 2023
Russian War Report: Russian conspiracy alleges false flag at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Allegations of a supposedly US and Ukraine-planned false flag operation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant spread across social media ahead of the NATO Summit.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin: A history of violence and propaganda around the world
Yevgeny Prigozhin captured global attention with his mutiny in Russia; the DFRLab has tracked his efforts around the world for over half a decade.
Wed, May 18, 2022
How Russia attempts to widen its arsenal of pro-war propaganda
Kremlin seeks to maintain domestic support by marketing patriotic symbols and slogans, from the letter Z to “I am not ashamed."
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
Russian War Report: Russian Duma members falsely claim Ukraine is creating ethnicity-targeting bioweapons
Members of the Russian Duma accused Ukraine and the US of creating bioweapons and researching "regional infections aimed at Russian regions."
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Mar 10, 2022
IStandWithPutin hashtag trends amid dubious amplification efforts
Over the week of February 28, 2022, the hashtag #IStandWithPutin trended in several regions, but a deeper look at the origin and amplification of the hashtag suggested this support was artificial.
by Jean le Roux
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
Twitter accounts disproportionately amplified Chilean presidential candidate hashtags
Analysis of hashtags supporting both presidential candidates shows activity highly concentrated among a small percentage of accounts.
Thu, Apr 20, 2017
The French election through Kremlin eyes
How the Russian state’s French-language wire portrays the French election
Fri, Apr 14, 2017
The Kremlin’s Audience in France
Breaking down the amplifiers of Sputnik and RT in French
Sun, Apr 2, 2017
Fakes, Bots, and Blockings in Armenia
A snapshot of online manipulation on the eve of a parliamentary vote
Tue, Feb 21, 2017
Portrait of a botnet
Uncovering a network of fake Trump supporters set up to make money from clicks
by Ben Nimmo
Fri, Dec 23, 2016
Human, Bot or Cyborg?
Three clues that can tell you if a Twitter user is fake.
by Ben Nimmo
