Government

Fri, Oct 6, 2017

Hoax Hits Tragedy in Las Vegas

How U.S. outlets loosely aligned with Kremlin media are spreading conspiracy theories about the Las Vegas shooting

Government

Fri, Oct 6, 2017

Donbas Special Status Law Sparks Outrage, Protests

Reading of law leads to clashes

Government

Sun, Oct 1, 2017

#BotSpot: Bots Boost NFL Divides

Identifying botnets amplifying #TakeAKnee and #BoycottNFL

Botspot Government

Fri, Sep 29, 2017

#FakeNews: A Lithuanian “Lisa” Case

How a fake story was used to turn Ukrainians against Lithuanians and NATO

Europe Government

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

#ElectionWatch: Russia and Referendums in Catalonia?

Assessing claims of Russian propaganda in Spain

Government Social Media

Mon, Sep 25, 2017

#ElectionWatch: Catalans Tweet Tweety For Freedom

How a cartoon character became a separatist symbol

Elections Government

Sun, Sep 24, 2017

#ElectionWatch: Final Hours Fake News Hype in Germany

Bots and trolls push vote-rigging claim ahead of German election

Elections Government

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

#ElectionWatch: Germany’s AfD Utilizes Fake Imagery Ahead of Election

Anti-migrant party pushes photoshopped image from white supremacist sites

Elections Government

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

#ElectionWatch: German Fringe Media Targets Russian Social Media Platform

How Russian Facebook became a popular website in Germany and a source of fringe news

Elections Government

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

#ElectionWatch: Russian Botnet Boosts German Far-Right Posts

Russian-language bots amplify call for “election monitors”

Elections Government

Fri, Sep 15, 2017

Questionable Sources on Syria

How Kremlin-backed and fringe media spread a false story claiming the U.S.-led Coalition evacuated ISIS from the front lines

Government Social Media

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

#BotSpot: Memes Target Der Spiegel, Merkel

German far-right Twitter activists use bots to make hashtags trend

Botspot Government