Government
Tue, May 14, 2019
Far-Right Populists Dominate German Facebook Ahead of EP Elections
Populist party AfD garnered the highest engagement rates among major German parties on Facebook
by Daniel Weimert
Fri, May 10, 2019
Doctored Content Spreads During Crucial Phases of Indian Election
Politicians amplified doctored photos and videos on social media amid ongoing elections
Fri, May 10, 2019
Protests in Ingushetia Met with Police Batons
Renewed Ingushetian protests were met by a police force allegedly from Russia
Thu, May 9, 2019
Stalin Revived and Admired in Russia
Positive attitudes toward the deceased, former Soviet dictator are at a record high
Thu, May 2, 2019
Armenia Assailed by Deceptive “Fact-Checking” Groups, Part 2: The Coordination
The operators of the Adekvad and AntiFake.am pages openly coordinated in their influence campaign
by Zarine Kharazian, Eto Buziashvili and Yulia Reshitko
Thu, May 2, 2019
Armenia Assailed by Deceptive “Fact-Checking” Groups, Part 1: The Players
Two “impartial” Armenian fact-checking groups spread biased narratives and inauthentic content online
by Yulia Reshitko, Zarine Kharazian, Eto Buziashvili
Wed, May 1, 2019
Civilian Militias in Venezuela Coordinate on Twitter
Accounts affiliated with the Maduro regime posted repeated messages in narrow timeframes in attempt to manipulate Twitter traffic
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
Pro-Kremlin Narratives Challenge NATO Sec General’s Georgia Visit
Pro-Kremlin actors disseminate anti-NATO propaganda amid NATO Secretary General’s visit to Georgia
Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Russian Interference: The Evidence
How we know Russian operators tried to throw the 2016 U.S. election
Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Online Campaign Calls for Latvian Boycott of EU Parliament Election
A group of Facebook accounts targeted Latvian Facebook users, calling for a boycott of the May 25 European Parliament elections
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
How the So-Called “Left-Wing Nazis” Story Spread in Brazil
YouTubers, conspiracy theorists, angry Facebook users, and Brazil’s president engage in illegitimate historical revisionism
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
Mueller Report Roundup: News and Social Platforms
There was no shortage of online discussion about what the media got right about the Mueller investigation and how it was being spun online