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Thu, Jul 14, 2022
Transphobic misinformation trends on Twitter after Highland Park shooting
Right-wing accounts spread harmful narratives associating transgender people with violent behavior and mental illness.
Fri, Jun 3, 2022
Latinos in the US turn to WhatsApp groups for information on the Uvalde shooting
Spanish-language WhatsApp groups discussed solutions to school shootings and shared information from Latin American media sources.
by Iria Puyosa
Tue, May 31, 2022
Polish-language Telegram channels spread anti-refugee narratives
The DFRLab identified 27 Telegram channels spreading anti-refugee disinformation as Ukrainians flee to Poland.
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
Understanding Telegram’s ecosystem of far-right channels in the US
DFRLab analysis of nearly 6,000 Telegram channels identified distinct “communities” ranging from MAGA supporters to QAnon
Fri, Mar 11, 2022
False reports incite attacks on non-Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Polish right-wing party calls for extremist groups to protect citizens from “immigrants from outside Europe."
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
DFRLab releases Financing & genocide: Development finance and the crisis in the Uyghur Region
The DFRLab releases a joint investigation revealing how the World Bank’s private lending arm has several investments in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Jul 2, 2020
New York City’s open-source “cop watch”
How a group of civilian volunteers monitor police activity using open-source methods.
by Max Rizzuto
Wed, Jun 17, 2020
How activists used social media to organize during the George Floyd protests
Social media users rapidly shifted to sharing logistical and strategic information over multiple social media platforms
