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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.
Sat, Jun 25, 2022
US right-wing influencers stoke fears of left-wing mass violence after Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Contextualizing narratives about political violence surrounding the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling.
by Jared Holt
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Newly elected Colombian congressperson spread falsehoods on his YouTube channel prior to election
Elected congressman Jonathan Ferney Pulido Hernández posted misleading videos targeting Colombian President Iván Duque and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Fri, Jun 3, 2022
Russian War Report: Signs of renewed Belarusian troop movements towards Ukrainian border
Belarusian troops seem to be on the move again toward their border with Ukraine while the Kremlin spreads claims of killed NATO officers and blames the West for global food shortages.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Wed, May 18, 2022
How Russia attempts to widen its arsenal of pro-war propaganda
Kremlin seeks to maintain domestic support by marketing patriotic symbols and slogans, from the letter Z to “I am not ashamed."
Tue, May 10, 2022
Videos in Spanish created by Kremlin outlets reappear on YouTube despite restrictions
Multiple channels used same branding of restricted pro-Kremlin media, garnering thousands of subscribers and views in less than a month.
Fri, May 6, 2022
Russian War Report: Belarus launches “combat preparedness test”
The Belarusian military began unannounced combat drills, the Kremlin drops the term "denazification," and a Latin American RT influencer resigns.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
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
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
RT and Sputnik in Spanish boosted by Russian embassy tweets and suspicious accounts
RT en Español and Sputnik News catapulted by diplomatic Twitter accounts and inauthentic activity after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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."
Thu, Mar 10, 2022
IStandWithPutin hashtag trends amid dubious amplification efforts
Over the week of February 28, 2022, the hashtag #IStandWithPutin trended in several regions, but a deeper look at the origin and amplification of the hashtag suggested this support was artificial.
Fri, Mar 4, 2022
Russian War Report: Global crackdown on Russian state-affiliated media continues as Russia blocks Facebook
In response to the invasion of Ukraine, governments and corporations have implemented new regulations and policies to mitigate the reach of Russian state-affiliated media within their borders and on their services.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
