Government
Wed, Jan 26, 2022
Pro-China messaging amplified in Venezuela’s “hashtag of the day”
Hashtag trended on Venezuelan Twitter alongside messages praising China for donating its vaccine and attacking US for sanctions.
Tue, Jan 25, 2022
Russian War Report: A push to recognize Ukrainian regions as independent states
Amid a legislative push to recognize the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russia is spinning narratives of NATO aggression and continuing to mass troops and materiel near Ukraine.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Russian War Report: Troops arrive in Belarus as propaganda narratives heat up
The Digital Forensic Research Lab’s global team presents the first installment of the Russian Hybrid Threats Report.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Missile systems and tanks spotted in Russian far east, heading west
Newly geolocated social media footage suggests redeployment began prior to US-Russia negotiations in Geneva.
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
Belarus strengthening its borders with Ukraine and Lithuania
OSINT reveals new Belarusian outpost near Ukrainian border, joint air patrols with the Russian Air Force near Lithuania.
Thu, Jan 6, 2022
Social media and security dynamics in the ongoing India-China border dispute
False narratives underline dangers posed by disinformation as a means of stoking hostility between nuclear-armed neighbors.
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
Russia’s not-so-subtle policy update raises specter of mass burials
Russian policy document describes new procedures for the mass burial of corpses amidst rising tensions with Ukraine and NATO.
Wed, Dec 22, 2021
China’s COVID-19 messaging makes its way to South Africa
China leverages its investment in the South African media space to push Beijing-approved narratives and conspiracies.
Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Russia continues to expand military presence near Ukraine border
Satellite imagery and open-source evidence reveals ongoing Russian buildup along their border with Ukrain
Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Evidence shows Russia and Belarus holding paratrooper drill near Lithuanian border
The DFRLab geolocated the joint military drill as taking place just 15 kilometers from the Lithuanian border.
Wed, Dec 8, 2021
How Russia is placing troops and equipment near the Ukraine border
Open-source evidence throughout 2021 shows Russian military buildup along Ukraine’s eastern borders and in Crimea.
Fri, Nov 5, 2021
Multi-platform troll farm linked to Nicaraguan government
Inauthentic network targeted domestic audiences in the lead-up to Nicaragua’s November 2021 general election
by Daniel Suárez Pérez, Esteban Ponce de León, Luiza Bandeira
