Politics & Diplomacy
Wed, Oct 27, 2021
Geolocated footage capture chaotic scenes following Sudan military coup
Sudanese citizens protest military coup and dissolution of transitional government following arrest of civilian leadership
Tue, Sep 21, 2021
Navalny’s “Smart Voting” election campaign undermined by fake apps and Telegram channels
Apps and Telegram channels impersonated their pro-Navalny counterparts, potentially redirecting voters away from strategic voting advice
Thu, Jun 3, 2021
Inauthentic Facebook assets promoted Russian interests in Sudan
Network with links to Russia’s Internet Research Agency promoted oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian naval presence in Sudan
by Tessa Knight
Mon, Feb 22, 2021
Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in government-aligned social media campaign
Websites implicated in Facebook takedown that involved government employees engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior.
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government
Facebook removed content engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior six days before Uganda’s presidential election.
by Tessa Knight
Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Op-Ed: Fighting conspiracy theories with empathy and compassion
Now is the time to bring
Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Social media disinformation campaign targets Ugandan presidential election
Facebook takes down pro-government network after investigation inspired by DFRLab research; Twitter also removes suspicious accounts.
by Tessa Knight
Thu, Dec 17, 2020
UK-based far-right Telegram channels amplified disinfo targeting U.S. election integrity
The flourishing domestic demand for disinformation
Thu, Dec 17, 2020
Countering Chinese disinformation reports
A series of reports on countering Chinese disinformation campaigns around the globe from the Digital Forensic Research Lab and Asia Security Initiative, housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.
Wed, Dec 9, 2020
Pro-government accounts use old images to depict Ugandan protesters as hooligans
Twitter campaign ensured anti-protester hashtag trended in Uganda after protests broke out following arrest of a presidential candidate
by Tessa Knight
Thu, Dec 3, 2020
#StopTheSteal protest website tied to extremist-linked activist’s digital marketing firm
Website directed people to event information,
Wed, Nov 25, 2020
Anonymous Facebook pages intensified negative posts ahead of Georgian parliamentary elections
Pages undertook political trolling campaigns against Georgian Dream and opposition parties prior to voting on October 31
