Platform

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

Government Indonesia

Tue, Apr 9, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Bots on Both Sides in India

Automated accounts drive pro- and anti-Modi traffic

Government Social Media

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

BalticBrief Government

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

Security Social Media

Mon, Apr 1, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Inauthentic Activity in India

Pages used false identities to exacerbate polarization on both sides before elections

Government Social Media

Mon, Apr 1, 2019

Pakistan Army’s Covert Social Network

Army-linked pages inflamed tensions over India strikes and Kashmir

Government Security

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

Government Social Media

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

by Nika Aleksejeva

BalticBrief Government

Tue, Mar 26, 2019

Georgians Gripped by Generated Graphics

Georgian wrestler and his mysterious “RUSSELL” (or was it “RUSSIA”?) hat hit the spotlight

by Eto Buziashvili

Georgia Government

Mon, Mar 25, 2019

#PutinAtWar: More Mercenaries Menace Mesopotamia

Images confirmed the presence of another Russian private military company in Syria

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Security Social Media

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Maduro Repeats Twitter Hoax About U.S. Aid in Televised Speech

Regime leader repeated the false claim after pro-Maduro Twitter accounts spread forged screenshots about United States aid to Venezuela

Government Security

Wed, Mar 20, 2019

Surging Saudi Reviews Hit Apps

Inauthentic spike in user ratings hit after Saudi app criticized for user surveillance

by Kanishk Karan

Government Social Media