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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

Wed, Jun 17, 2020

How activists used social media to organize during the George Floyd protests

Social media users rapidly shifted to sharing logistical and strategic information over multiple social media platforms

by Jacqueline Malaret

CrowdTangle CrowdTangle

Mon, Aug 19, 2019

How a “Political Astroturfing” App Coordinates Pro-Israel Influence Operations

Pro-Israel messages broadcast during May 4–5 Hamas terror attacks and IDF air strikes offer new insights into reach of the Act.IL app’s social media manipulation

by Emerson T. Brooking

Conflict Facebook

Fri, Mar 15, 2019

Don’t Watch the New Zealand Mosque Attack Video. Just Don’t.

DFRLab Managing Editor Andy Carvin on the real-world consequences of viewing graphic imagery

by Andy Carvin

Extremism Facebook

Thu, Aug 10, 2017

The Alt-Right vs. Robert Mueller

A field guide to the most recent alt-right propagated anti-Mueller stories

by Donara Barojan

Disinformation Facebook

Tue, Aug 8, 2017

#FireMcMaster, explained

How alt-right media and a handful of Twitter bots tried to get the United States National Security Advisor fired

by Donara Barojan

Botnets Facebook

Tue, Aug 1, 2017

German Election: Waiting For Leaks

Assessing online conversations about document dumps

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation

Fri, Jul 28, 2017

Battle of the Botnets

President Trump’s fans and foes go head-to-head with Twitterbots

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation

Tue, Jul 18, 2017

History Revisited: The Forest Brothers

Video spurs social media fight between Russia and the Baltics

by Donara Barojan, Ben Nimmo

Baltics Disinformation

Thu, Jul 13, 2017

Who is Viktor Ageyev?

Another Russian serviceman in Ukraine, a genuine volunteer, or something else?

Conflict Facebook

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

VK Vanishing in Ukraine?

One month later, measuring the impact of banning certain websites in Ukraine

Civil Society Facebook

Sat, Apr 1, 2017

Russian Narratives on NATO’s Deployment

How Russian-language media in Poland and the Baltic States portray NATO’s reinforcements

by Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan

Baltics Disinformation