Security & Defense
Mon, Apr 20, 2020
Terrorgram: A community built on hate
Telegram’s far-right ecosystem provides a haven
Mon, Aug 19, 2019
How a “Political Astroturfing” App Coordinates Pro-Israel Influence Operations
Pro-Israel messages broadcast during May 4–5 Hamas terror attacks and IDF air strikes offer new insights into reach of the Act.IL app’s social media manipulation
Tue, Jul 16, 2019
Crowdsourcing Violence in Kashmir, Part 1
How Burhan Wani recruited disaffected Kashmiri youth to the insurgency via social media
by Ayushman Kaul
Tue, Jul 16, 2019
Crowdsourcing Violence in Kashmir, Part 2
How terror groups in the Kashmir Valley use Burhan Wani’s model to fuel a new wave of homegrown insurgents via social media
by Ayushman Kaul
Thu, Jun 13, 2019
The Blame Game, Part 2: Pakistan
Pakistani social media users spread false information blaming India for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka
Thu, Jun 13, 2019
The Blame Game, Part 1: India
Indian and Pakistani social media users battled for control of the master narrative in the wake of the Easter bombing in Sri Lanka
Tue, Apr 30, 2019
Christchurch-Style Terrorism Reaches American Shores
Digital preparations were made two hours before the April 27 shooting began
Fri, Mar 15, 2019
Don’t Watch the New Zealand Mosque Attack Video. Just Don’t.
DFRLab Managing Editor Andy Carvin on the real-world consequences of viewing graphic imagery
by Andy Carvin
Fri, Sep 7, 2018
Breaking Ghouta
This report offers a record of serial violations of international norms and a basis for holding the perpetrators accountable for their atrocities.
Fri, Sep 7, 2018
Breaking Ghouta
This report offers a record of serial violations of international norms and a basis for holding the perpetrators accountable for their atrocities.
by Lukas Andriukaitis, Emma Beals, Graham Brookie, Eliot Higgins, Faysal Itani, Ben Nimmo, Michael Sheldon, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Nick Waters
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
Same Donetsk Chemical Factory, Different Fire
Incident-prone factory continues to pose environmental and health hazards in the Donbas
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
#ZapadWatch: Russian Snap Drills Close to NATO Borders
Late, sparse, and inaccurate info from the Ministry of Defense raises concerns for the upcoming Zapad 2017
