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

Government

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

by

Elections Government

Fri, May 10, 2019

Protests in Ingushetia Met with Police Batons

Renewed Ingushetian protests were met by a police force allegedly from Russia

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Government Security

Thu, May 9, 2019

Stalin Revived and Admired in Russia

Positive attitudes toward the deceased, former Soviet dictator are at a record high

by Eto Buziashvili

Government

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

Government

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

Government

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

Government Security

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

Georgia Government

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

Russian Interference: The Evidence

How we know Russian operators tried to throw the 2016 U.S. election

Elections Government

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

Government Social Media

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

Government Social Media

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

Government