Social Media

Fri, Dec 4, 2020

Internet marketers exploit Facebook ads to rent Facebook accounts in Ukraine

Scammers and shady marketers bombarded Ukrainian

Social Media

Wed, Dec 2, 2020

Georgian far-right and pro-government actors collaborate in inauthentic Facebook network

Individuals linked to ultra-nationalist political party

Georgia Government

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Anonymous Facebook pages intensified negative posts ahead of Georgian parliamentary elections

Pages undertook political trolling campaigns against Georgian Dream and opposition parties prior to voting on October 31

Elections Social Media

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Church and memorial desecration in post-ceasefire Nagorno Karabakh

After the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and

Security Social Media

Fri, Nov 20, 2020

Nigerian government-aligned Twitter network targets #EndSARS protests

Influencer and sockpuppet Twitter networks amplifying

by Jean le Roux

Social Media

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Tanzanian social media users post evidence of alleged election rigging amidst internet disruptions

Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage

Elections Government

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

Suspicious Twitter accounts claiming to be Armenians from Turkey spur nationalist rhetoric

Several tweets went viral and were

Social Media

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

South Africa social media users stoke racial tensions ahead of bail hearing of murder suspects

Left and right-aligned accounts posted threats

Social Media

Fri, Nov 6, 2020

Facebook removes hyperlocal news pages that promoted political party members in Ukraine

The social network took down assets

Government Social Media

Fri, Nov 6, 2020

Facebook removes inauthentic assets connected to Georgian far-right group Alt-Info

Georgian far-right group engaged in coordinated

Georgia Government

Fri, Nov 6, 2020

Facebook removes inauthentic network connected to Georgian pro-Kremlin party

Assets linked to the Alliance of

Georgia Government

Tue, Nov 3, 2020

DFRLab working with partners to combat election disinformation in real-time

The Atlantic Council’s DFRLab is deeply committed to doing our part to protect the integrity of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Government Social Media