Mon, Jul 29, 2019

From Telegram to Twitter: Top Puerto Rican Officials Plotted Possible Information Operation

Leaked chat logs suggest Puerto Rican officials may have played a role in encouraging troll accounts to boost pro-government hashtags, target opponents

by Luiza Bandeira, Esteban Ponce de León

Tue, Jul 23, 2019

“Gavrilov’s Night”: Multiple Facebook Pages Target Protests in Georgia

Georgian Facebook pages spread coordinated narratives to discredit demonstrators

by Eto Buziashvili

Mon, Jul 8, 2019

For the Kremlin, HBO’s “Chernobyl” Hits a Nerve

How — and why– the Kremlin media mobilized against HBO’s account of the 1986 Soviet nuclear disaster

by Eto Buziashvili

Tue, Jul 2, 2019

Archimedes Ran Politically Charged Facebook Ads in Crisis-Torn Honduras

Israeli firm’s operation, now disrupted by Facebook, supported government and attacked the opposition

by Luiza Bandeira

Tue, Jun 18, 2019

Same-Sex Smooches Scare Pro-Kremlin Media

Breaking down how Kremlin media covered footage of same-sex couples kissing during the Eurovision 2019 semi-final

Fri, Jun 14, 2019

Russian TV Ties Biden To Its Saakashvili Organ Trade Conspiracy Theory

Kremlin-controlled TV channel NTV accuses Joe Biden of covering up the Saakashvili family’s “role” in the global human organ trade

Fri, Jun 14, 2019

NATO-Skeptic Online Personas Target Fringe Media Sites

Five anti-NATO “expert” personas coordinated to amplify their opinion pieces on fringe media outlets

Thu, Jun 13, 2019

The Blame Game, Part 2: Pakistan

Pakistani social media users spread false information blaming India for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka

Thu, Jun 13, 2019

The Blame Game, Part 1: India

Indian and Pakistani social media users battled for control of the master narrative in the wake of the Easter bombing in Sri Lanka

Fri, Jun 7, 2019

Pro-Kremlin Media Capitalize on NATO Soldier’s Blunder

How Kremlin media turned a NATO soldier’s transgression during a military exercise in Estonia into a national affront

Thu, Jun 6, 2019

A Twitter Hashtag Campaign in Libya: How Jingoism Went Viral

Accounts spread hashtags supporting Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar in parallel with his campaign to take Tripoli

Mon, Jun 3, 2019

Far-Right Media Weaponizes the Venezuelan Power Struggle for a Pro-Gun Agenda

Blogs and news sites in the United States and Brazil attributed the Venezuelan crisis to the disarmament of the country’s population