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Tue, Dec 10, 2024

Cross-platform campaign in Georgia emphasizes China as an alternative to the United States

Pro-Russian and pro-government actors claim China respects Georgia’s sovereignty and can guarantee the country’s territorial integrity

by Sopo Gelava

Artificial Intelligence China

Tue, Dec 10, 2024

Suspicious Georgia protest-related Facebook ads lure users into financial scam

Many ads impersonated local media outlets to direct users to financial scam websites

by Sopo Gelava, Givi Gigitashvili

Advertising Civil Society

Mon, Nov 4, 2024

How mainstream Georgian media shaped perceptions of the foreign agent law protests

Georgian media promoted opposing views, with TV channels critical of the law outperforming pro-government channels

by Sopo Gelava, Givi Gigitashvili, Esteban Ponce de León

Civil Society CrowdTangle

Fri, Oct 25, 2024

Georgia’s ruling party using Facebook ads to claim Western interference in the country’s election

Facebook ads increased sharply over the course of September 2024 just ahead of the pivotal vote scheduled for October 26

by Eto Buziashvili, Sopo Gelava

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Fri, Oct 18, 2024

Malign interference in Moldova ahead of presidential election and European referendum

Pro-Russian influence tactics exploit divisive issues to undermine Moldova’s October 2024 election and EU referendum

by Victoria Olari, Daniela Calmis, Givi Gigitashvili

Disinformation Elections

Tue, Oct 8, 2024

Mysterious cross-border influence campaign sparks election controversy in Moldova

The campaign posed as Ukrainians and portrayed the Moldovan government as enforcing censorship

by Victoria Olari

Deceptive Content Manipulation Elections

Wed, Oct 2, 2024

The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election

The proliferation of deepfakes will be difficult to measure as Brazil prepares for municipal elections in October 2024

by Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Brazil

Tue, Aug 6, 2024

Pro-Russian Facebook pages spread anti-French, anti-UN content in West Africa

Network of inauthentic pro-Russian pages spread false claims targeting elections, France, and the UN peacekeeping mission in CAR

by Valentin Châtelet

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Screenshot of a Facebook ad displaying Ilan Shor's allegations that "the collective West aims to seize Moldova" and "the West means war and fear."

Mon, Jul 8, 2024

Inauthentic Facebook ad campaign spreads anti-EU messages

Facebook pages disguised as neutral news sources sponsored ads to promote anti-EU narratives ahead of Moldova's referendum on EU integration

by Victoria Olari

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screenshot of Facebook ad featuring Elon Musk, whose voice has been altered to promote a scam.

Thu, Jun 6, 2024

Spanish-language ads amplify scams using audio deepfakes of public figures

Scammers fabricated interviews with politicians and tech moguls to present supposed investments as legitimate government-backed programs

by Daniel Suárez Pérez

Deceptive Content Manipulation Disinformation

Mon, Jun 3, 2024

Tailored Russian disinformation targets Polish farmer protests

Kremlin-backed actors attempt to sow division between Poland and Ukraine

by Givi Gigitashvili

Conflict CrowdTangle
Taiwan, New Taipei City, 2024/01/13. Poll officers show a box containing ballots after polls close at a polling station at an elementary school. (Source: Valeria Mongelli/Hans Lucas via Reuters)

Mon, May 6, 2024

Targeting Taiwan: China’s influence efforts on the island

Chinese state media experimented on how to better reach Taiwanese audiences online around the January 2024 election

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

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