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Wed, Apr 17, 2019
Social Media Spam Tactics in Indonesia
Inauthentic activity by spam accounts boosted pro-Jokowi hashtags just days before Indonesia general elections
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
Colombian TV Twitter Accounts Go Silent after DFRLab Investigation
Nine Twitter accounts designed for airtime on a Colombian TV program went dark following a DFRLab inquiry
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
#ElectionWatch: Facebook Takes Down Network Supporting Indonesian Presidential Candidate Prabowo…
Network of false pages and groups mingled human-interest and religious content with political content, as well as used known false identities
Tue, Apr 9, 2019
#ElectionWatch: Bots on Both Sides in India
Automated accounts drive pro- and anti-Modi traffic
Fri, Apr 5, 2019
#BalticBrief: Sputnik Takes Aim at a Russian-Speaking Audience
Sputnik saturates the Russian-language media environment in the Baltics with anti-NATO coverage
Thu, Apr 4, 2019
Coalition and Iraqi Strikes on ISIS Remnants
Iraqi Ministry of Defense released a video confirming ongoing efforts to destroy Islamic State hideouts in Iraq
Mon, Apr 1, 2019
#ElectionWatch: Inauthentic Activity in India
Pages used false identities to exacerbate polarization on both sides before elections
Mon, Apr 1, 2019
Pakistan Army’s Covert Social Network
Army-linked pages inflamed tensions over India strikes and Kashmir
Sun, Mar 31, 2019
From Russia: Coordinated Clickbait
Facebook removes network of pages and groups targeting general interests and politics for advertisement revenue
by Michael Sheldon, Daniel Weimert
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
#BalticBrief: The “KNABbing” of Riga’s Mayor
An unverified news story claiming Riga’s mayor had been arrested proliferated throughout the Russian media environment
Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Georgians Gripped by Generated Graphics
Georgian wrestler and his mysterious “RUSSELL” (or was it “RUSSIA”?) hat hit the spotlight
Mon, Mar 25, 2019
#PutinAtWar: More Mercenaries Menace Mesopotamia
Images confirmed the presence of another Russian private military company in Syria