Influential Individual
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Cross-platform kompromat campaign targets detained activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and several female Azerbaijani activists
Kompromat campaign against Azerbaijani activists disseminated on Telegram and amplified on other platforms
Sat, Feb 18, 2023
Russian War Report: Failed Russian push on Vuhledar results in losses as Moscow increases troops
Vuhledar, a town connecting the northern and southern flanks, has been under an unsuccessful attack from Russian forces for two weeks.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
How inauthentic Facebook accounts targeted detained Moroccan journalists
Facebook removed a network of user accounts with potential links to Morocco-based campaign de-platformed in 2021
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Mon, Nov 7, 2022
How the September 2022 Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes played out online
Inorganic Twitter activity, graphic Telegram footage of war crimes, and TikTok bans all surfaced in wake of recent clashes.
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
How Chinese social media reacted to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Interest in Pelosi visit skyrocketed on Weibo before news fatigue set in.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Twitter campaign targeting detained Indian activist based on misleading tweet
Teesta Setalvad, arrested for probing Modi’s role in 2002 Gujarat riots, targeted online by BJP supporters and other Hindu nationalists.
Thu, May 26, 2022
Chinese netizens accuse Biden of using gaffes as a “strategic advantage”
Chinese social media accounts disparaged the US president by claiming Biden intentionally weaponizes his verbal gaffes.
Tue, May 10, 2022
Videos in Spanish created by Kremlin outlets reappear on YouTube despite restrictions
Multiple channels used same branding of restricted pro-Kremlin media, garnering thousands of subscribers and views in less than a month.
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
Russian War Report: Hacked news program and deepfake video spread false Zelenskyy claims
A deep fake of President Zelenskyy, Russia threatens to block YouTube, and an information fog surrounding the Russian TV journalist who conducted on-air protest.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Russian War Report: Russia retaliates against anti-war celebrities as social platforms crack down on Russian media
Meta, Patreon, and Twitter are taking action against Russian accounts, while Russian celebrities are facing pushback for their views, according to the Council's open-source researchers.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Wed, Aug 10, 2016
Competing Narratives of the Crimean “Terrorist Attacks”
How can digital breadcrumbs help us understand the FSB claims?
