Government
Mon, Jul 30, 2018
#BotSpot: Bots Join Backlash Against Islamophobic Cartoon Contest
The Dutch far-right organized an inflammatory cartoon contest involving Islamophobic material and bots joined the backlash
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Bots and Biased Polls in Pakistani Elections
Parties across the spectrum used automation to amplify messages ahead of the vote
Sat, Jul 21, 2018
#BalticBrief: False Story About Collapsed Mall Doesn’t Hold Up
A network of Facebook pages imitating real people shared disinformation about the collapse of shopping mall in Latvia
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Everyday Misinformation in Colombia
Humans, not bots, were the main vectors of misinformation
Thu, Jul 12, 2018
#PutinAtWar: No Traction for Kremlin After Amesbury
After chemical agent found in another British town, Kremlin messaging fails to gain traction online
Sat, Jun 30, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Hashtags For Cash In Mexico
Bots for hire push partisan election messages on all sides
Sat, Jun 30, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Bot Battlefield at #AMLOFest
Bot-like accounts use hashtag #AMLOFest to spread pro and anti-AMLO messages three days ahead of the election
Thu, Jun 28, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Trending Beyond Borders in Mexico
How the “King of Fake News” in Mexico used international Twitter bots and Facebook farms to boost political messages
Thu, Jun 21, 2018
#PutinAtWar: How Sputnik Secures Russia’s Interests
Assessing the propaganda role of the Kremlin’s “news” wire
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Bots and Boosters in Mexico
Assessing the amplification of New Alliance Party hashtags
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
#TrollTracker: Journalist Doxxed By American Far Right
How the United States far right sought to silence a journalist
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
#ElectionWatch: Close Eyes on Colombia from Venezuela
Venezuelan social media buzzed ahead of the Colombian election
