Thu, Sep 26, 2019

Dueling Kashmir narratives on social media, part 1: Pakistan

Indian and Pakistani users amplified misleading content on social media in the wake of Kashmir’s digital blackout

by Ayushman Kaul

Wed, Sep 25, 2019

Telegram channels used to doxx and report Hong Kong protesters to Chinese authorities

Channels are collecting and submitting personally identifiable information of Hong Kong protesters to China’s Ministry of StateSecurity

Tue, Sep 24, 2019

Disinfo bingo: The 4 Ds of disinformation in the Moscow protests

Applying the 4 Ds of disinformation formula to assess the Kremlin’s propaganda surrounding the Moscow protests

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Mon, Sep 23, 2019

The Kremlin’s search for scapegoats amid Moscow protests

To discredit the pro-democracy protests gripping Moscow, the Kremlin claimed they were an outside job

by Givi Gigitashvili

Mon, Sep 23, 2019

Family separation: the Kremlin’s latest anti-protest strategy

Russian authorities presented trumped up child endangerment charges against two families it claimed were involved in the protests

by Givi Gigitashvili

Wed, Sep 18, 2019

Macron’s Amazon fire backlash

After posting an old photo of the Amazon fires, Macron triggered a sudden Twitter backlash

by Luiza Bandeira, Lukas Andriukaitis

Wed, Sep 18, 2019

Objective truth and the Amazon are both aflame

Misinformation and disinformation comingled amid uproar around the Brazilian government’s inaction

by Luiza Bandeira

Mon, Sep 16, 2019

Russian diplomatic Twitter accounts rewrite history of World War II

Official Twitter accounts amplified the hashtag #TruthAboutWWII in an effort to justify the Soviet Union’s signing of the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

by Eto Buziashvili

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

Pro-Kremlin outlets issue a false prognosis for Georgia’s economy

Unsubstantiated claims of impending economic collapse emphasize narrative of dependence on Russia

by Aleksandre Khunjua

Tue, Sep 10, 2019

Kremlin media capitalizes on Latvia-Lithuania misunderstanding

Pro-Kremlin media took advantage of confusion between the Baltic countries over sourcing electricity from Belarus, propagating a narrative of disunity

by Nika Aleksejeva

Mon, Sep 9, 2019

Fake Trevor Noah quote spreads internationally as anti-migrant violence spikes in South Africa

Fabricated quote made its way from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States as news outlets and social media influencers share it with no attempt at attribution

by Andy Carvin

Mon, Sep 9, 2019

“We Need to Talk”: Ukrainian and Russian media talk past each other

Proposed “TV bridge” dialogue between Ukrainian and Russian TV studio audiences fell apart after one pulled out amid public outcry

by Roman Osadchuk