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

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

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Facebook Dismantled Iranian Influence Operation

Facebook removed pages and groups related to Pars Today for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

Pro-Kremlin Outlets Fail in Anti-West Sentiment Push around Anaklia Port

Georgia’s Anaklia deep-sea port project remerges as the epicenter of the latest wave of pro-Kremlin disinformation in the country

Wed, Apr 17, 2019

White Nationalism Overshadowed at Congressional Hearing on White Nationalism

Small exchange with partisan pundit dominates media coverage and online conversation about historic congressional hearing with experts

Wed, Apr 17, 2019

Social Media Spam Tactics in Indonesia

Inauthentic activity by spam accounts boosted pro-Jokowi hashtags just days before Indonesia general elections

Fri, Apr 12, 2019

Colombian TV Twitter Accounts Go Silent after DFRLab Investigation

Nine Twitter accounts designed for airtime on a Colombian TV program went dark following a DFRLab inquiry