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Fri, Feb 11, 2022
Russian War Report: Belarus threatens to arm firefighters as military exercises kick off
The Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab tracks the latest Russian troop movements and Kremlin-pushed narratives around NATO, Germany, and more.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Feb 8, 2022
Russian War Report: Missile battalion confirmed in Belarus
The Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab tracks the latest Russian military movements and other developments in the Kremlin's hybrid war against Ukraine.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Feb 8, 2022
Russian War Report: New evidence of accelerated military build-up near Ukraine
The Council’s open-source researchers reveal the latest Russian troop, aircraft, and weapons movements around Ukraine, along with new Kremlin disinformation efforts.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Wed, Feb 2, 2022
DC anti-mandate rally leveraged to broaden audience for anti-vax narratives
January 23 anti-vax rally softened messaging and utilized support from anti-mandate doctors to reach broader audiences.
Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Russian War Report: Will Moscow provide weapons and passports to breakaway Ukrainian regions?
The Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab is tracking the latest on Russia moving blood and food supplies to the front, narratives in Kremlin-tied media, and more.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Jan 28, 2022
Russian War Report: Kremlin pushes claims about Ukrainian offensive, ‘junk’ weapons from West
The Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab is tracking the latest from Russian troop movements to social media conspiracy theories to Duma debates.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Jan 27, 2022
Russian equipment flows into Belarus
Russia continues to move tanks and other materiel into Belarus along Ukraine’s northern border, as far west as Brest.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Wed, Jan 26, 2022
Pro-China messaging amplified in Venezuela’s “hashtag of the day”
Hashtag trended on Venezuelan Twitter alongside messages praising China for donating its vaccine and attacking US for sanctions.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Russian military equipment spotted in Belarus as tensions heighten with Ukraine
BM-27 220mm multiple rocket launchers spotted on trains in Belarus, some within range of the Ukrainian border.
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Missile systems and tanks spotted in Russian far east, heading west
Newly geolocated social media footage suggests redeployment began prior to US-Russia negotiations in Geneva.
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Twitter’s Ethiopian interventions may not have worked
Twitter’s decision to deactivate trending topics in Ethiopia did not reduce the volume or toxicity of tweets about the civil war.
by Tessa Knight
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
Twitter accounts disproportionately amplified Chilean presidential candidate hashtags
Analysis of hashtags supporting both presidential candidates shows activity highly concentrated among a small percentage of accounts.