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Wed, Dec 11, 2024
Alternative European media spread pro-Kremlin narratives targeting Moldova vote
EU Reporter and EU Today's coverage appeared aimed at discrediting Moldova’s recent presidential election and EU integration referendum
Tue, Dec 10, 2024
Suspicious Georgia protest-related Facebook ads lure users into financial scam
Many ads impersonated local media outlets to direct users to financial scam websites
Mon, Nov 4, 2024
How mainstream Georgian media shaped perceptions of the foreign agent law protests
Georgian media promoted opposing views, with TV channels critical of the law outperforming pro-government channels
Wed, Oct 2, 2024
The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election
The proliferation of deepfakes will be difficult to measure as Brazil prepares for municipal elections in October 2024
Thu, Aug 1, 2024
China deployed anti-US narratives in chaos following Trump assassination attempt
Chinese messaging on state media and social media worked to position itself at a volatile moment in domestic US politics
Thu, Jul 4, 2024
Operation targets French snap elections using AI-generated content
Operation uses AI to rewrite articles to adopt a more 'conservative stance'
Wed, Jun 12, 2024
In Sub-Saharan Africa, China embraces Russian messaging against Ukraine
Russian narratives thrive in Sub-Saharan Africa with the help of Chinese media networks, localization expertise, and infrastructure
Mon, Jun 10, 2024
Another battlefield: Telegram as a digital front in Russia’s war against Ukraine
In this new report, the DFRLab investigates the role of Telegram in Russia since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Doppelganger targets US audience on X to discredit Georgian protests
The latest iteration of the Russia-attributed campaign discredits pro-democracy protests in Georgia
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Tailored Russian disinformation targets Polish farmer protests
Kremlin-backed actors attempt to sow division between Poland and Ukraine
Tue, May 28, 2024
Websites of Moldovan politicians linked to local pro-Russia news outlets
Website infrastructure links Moldovan pro-Russia news outlets to far-left political parties
Wed, May 22, 2024
Russian information operations targeted Ukraine and NATO during the battle for Avdiivka
Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels and state media pushed multiple narratives to undermine Ukraine and its western partners
