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Thu, May 16, 2019
Old Videos Repurposed as Anti-Immigrant Content Ahead of EP Elections
Recycled footage spreads on Twitter and Facebook in the lead-up to the European Parliament elections
Wed, May 15, 2019
Measuring the Near-term Success of Facebook’s Anti-Vaxx Crackdown
Almost two months into Facebook’s campaign, anti-vaccine content was still widely shared and used in ads
by Donara Barojan
Tue, May 7, 2019
Anti-LGBT Facebook Posts Proliferate in Georgia Before Tbilisi Pride
A group of Facebook pages is spreading anti-LGBT narratives as Georgia’s first-ever pride event draws near
by Eto Buziashvili
Mon, May 6, 2019
Russian “Info-War” Pages Removed
Facebook removed pro-Kremlin pages run by fake accounts connected to a ‘crypto-jacking’ site
by Ben Nimmo, Kanishk Karan
Wed, May 1, 2019
Civilian Militias in Venezuela Coordinate on Twitter
Accounts affiliated with the Maduro regime posted repeated messages in narrow timeframes in attempt to manipulate Twitter traffic
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
Pro-Kremlin Narratives Challenge NATO Sec General’s Georgia Visit
Pro-Kremlin actors disseminate anti-NATO propaganda amid NATO Secretary General’s visit to Georgia
Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Online Campaign Calls for Latvian Boycott of EU Parliament Election
A group of Facebook accounts targeted Latvian Facebook users, calling for a boycott of the May 25 European Parliament elections
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
How the So-Called “Left-Wing Nazis” Story Spread in Brazil
YouTubers, conspiracy theorists, angry Facebook users, and Brazil’s president engage in illegitimate historical revisionism
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
Facebook Dismantled Iranian Influence Operation
Facebook removed pages and groups related to Pars Today for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior
Wed, Apr 17, 2019
White Nationalism Overshadowed at Congressional Hearing on White Nationalism
Small exchange with partisan pundit dominates media coverage and online conversation about historic congressional hearing with experts
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
