Immigration
Fri, Aug 4, 2023
UK murders spur xenophobic narratives and conspiracy theories
The murders, allegedly committed by an immigrant of West African descent, led to broader campaign of dehumanization of migrants and calls for closed borders
Fri, Aug 4, 2023
Nottingham murders serve as rallying point for far-right UK influencers
Anti-immigrant influencers weaponized immigration status of the accused murderer to spread racist, Islamophobic rhetoric
Thu, Oct 20, 2022
Chinese state media, content farms spread anti-UK narratives to halt Hong Kong emigration
Narratives amplified UK’s COVID challenges and presented its Hong Kong visa program as a scam.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
How CSSAs reinforce official narratives to expat Chinese students on WeChat
The DFRLab analyzed WeChat articles from Chinese Students and Scholars Associations across the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
WeChat channels keep Chinese students in US tied to the motherland
How Chinese government perspectives are reinforced among Chinese students at US universities via WeChat.
by Iria Puyosa
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Russia War Report: Russia accuses Ukraine of creating ‘monster’ troops in biolabs
Russian officials are spreading the newest iteration of the conspiracy that suggests the United States is running secret biolabs in Ukraine, this time suggesting that Ukraine has created experimental “monster” troops.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, May 31, 2022
Polish-language Telegram channels spread anti-refugee narratives
The DFRLab identified 27 Telegram channels spreading anti-refugee disinformation as Ukrainians flee to Poland.
Tue, Dec 8, 2020
Anti-immigrant Maltese Facebook pages rail against NGOs
Amid increased immigration to Malta, Facebook
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Pro-right Italian media target African immigrants over coronavirus
As COVID-19 overwhelms Italy, nationalist media outlets see opportunity to fuel anti-immigrant sentiment
Fri, Apr 7, 2017
The International Far Right Tags Sweden
How white supremacists used a hashtag to drive an anti-migrant message