Social Media
Tue, Oct 8, 2024
Mysterious cross-border influence campaign sparks election controversy in Moldova
The campaign posed as Ukrainians and portrayed the Moldovan government as enforcing censorship
Mon, Oct 7, 2024
Analysis: five online takeaways from the ongoing Mideast conflict
The one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war is a bellwether moment for how offline and online violence have now become different sides of the same coin
by Mark Scott
Wed, Oct 2, 2024
The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election
The proliferation of deepfakes will be difficult to measure as Brazil prepares for municipal elections in October 2024
Mon, Sep 23, 2024
How the Venezuelan regime weaponized video and messaging apps to persecute dissidents
Maduro promotes app that encourages users to report critics of the regime amid widespread demands for election transparency
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Pro-Russia, pro-Wagner activity surges following Mali and Wagner forces’ defeat in battle
An inauthentic network of YouTube channels pushed pro-AES and anti-Ukraine narratives after the Tinzaouaten confrontation
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
TikTok accounts target West Africa with AI-generated content promoting Putin and regional leaders
TikTok accounts with thousands of followers spread pro-Russia and anti-France narratives
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
How AI tools fueled online conspiracy theories after Trump assassination attempt
Deepfakes, cheapfakes, and AI-fueled scams spread online following the shooting; in other instances, real footage was dismissed as fake
Tue, Aug 6, 2024
Pro-Russian Facebook pages spread anti-French, anti-UN content in West Africa
Network of inauthentic pro-Russian pages spread false claims targeting elections, France, and the UN peacekeeping mission in CAR
Thu, Aug 1, 2024
China deployed anti-US narratives in chaos following Trump assassination attempt
Chinese messaging on state media and social media worked to position itself at a volatile moment in domestic US politics
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Lessons learned from South Africa’s 2024 elections
Independent media and civil society worked overtime to mitigate the spread of disinformation, while generative AI played only a limited role
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Inauthentic Chinese X accounts amplifying Trump shooting and Biden withdrawal conspiracy theories
Spreading false and misleading anti-US narratives, the network highly resembles operation known as Spamouflage Dragon
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Fringe YouTube channels promote pro-Kremlin narratives in Africa
Channels attracted millions of views and hundreds of thousands of subscribers by using anti-Western content directed at African audiences
