Elections

Banner: Supporters of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement party drive around Kampala on boda bodas (motorcycles) following the announcement that Yoweri Museveni has won the sixth term as president. Uganda’s elections, on January 14, 2021, were the most tense in decades. (Photo by Sally Hayden / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect)

Wed, Feb 10, 2021

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government

Facebook removed content engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior six days before Uganda’s presidential election.

by Tessa Knight

Africa Brigading

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Op-Ed: Fighting conspiracy theories with empathy and compassion

Now is the time to bring

Elections Social Media
In this photo from the 2016 Ugandan presidential election, Uganda’s President and the presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni of the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) waves to his supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally in Entebbe, Uganda, February 10, 2016. (Source: REUTERS/James Akena TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Mon, Jan 11, 2021

Social media disinformation campaign targets Ugandan presidential election

Facebook takes down pro-government network after investigation inspired by DFRLab research; Twitter also removes suspicious accounts.

by Tessa Knight

Africa Business

Thu, Dec 17, 2020

UK-based far-right Telegram channels amplified disinfo targeting U.S. election integrity

The flourishing domestic demand for disinformation

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BANNER: Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, reacts from inside a police van, in Luuka district, Uganda, November 18, 2020. (Source: REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa)

Wed, Dec 9, 2020

Pro-government accounts use old images to depict Ugandan protesters as hooligans

Twitter campaign ensured anti-protester hashtag trended in Uganda after protests broke out following arrest of a presidential candidate

by Tessa Knight

Africa Brigading

Thu, Dec 3, 2020

#StopTheSteal protest website tied to extremist-linked activist’s digital marketing firm

Website directed people to event information,

Elections Government

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Anonymous Facebook pages intensified negative posts ahead of Georgian parliamentary elections

Pages undertook political trolling campaigns against Georgian Dream and opposition parties prior to voting on October 31

Elections Social Media

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Tanzanian social media users post evidence of alleged election rigging amidst internet disruptions

Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage

Elections Government

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Belarusian activist Telegram channels are losing their audience

Telegram users increasingly seeking independent news

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Fri, Oct 30, 2020

Misleading hyper-partisan information animating U.S. militia supporters ahead of election day

Claims that Trump supporters received threatening

Elections Government

Wed, Oct 21, 2020

A glimpse into the 2020 Bolivian presidential election on Twitter

Twitter activity ramped up after Evo

Elections Government

Tue, Sep 29, 2020

Making sense of foreign interference claims on the eve of the 2020 U.S. election

Introducing the DFRLab’s Foreign Interference Attribution

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