Social Media
Fri, Nov 20, 2020
Nigerian government-aligned Twitter network targets #EndSARS protests
Influencer and sockpuppet Twitter networks amplifying
by Jean le Roux
Wed, Nov 18, 2020
Tanzanian social media users post evidence of alleged election rigging amidst internet disruptions
Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Suspicious Twitter accounts claiming to be Armenians from Turkey spur nationalist rhetoric
Several tweets went viral and were
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
Fri, Nov 6, 2020
Facebook removes hyperlocal news pages that promoted political party members in Ukraine
The social network took down assets
Fri, Nov 6, 2020
Facebook removes inauthentic assets connected to Georgian far-right group Alt-Info
Georgian far-right group engaged in coordinated
Fri, Nov 6, 2020
Facebook removes inauthentic network connected to Georgian pro-Kremlin party
Assets linked to the Alliance of
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.
Fri, Oct 30, 2020
Misleading hyper-partisan information animating U.S. militia supporters ahead of election day
Claims that Trump supporters received threatening
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
Evaluating contradictory foreign interference allegations in the 2020 U.S. election
Information sharing regarding counter-claims of foreign
Tue, Oct 27, 2020
Op-Ed: In the United States, the threat of election disinfo is mostly home-grown
Identification of U.S.-based troll farm illustrates
Sat, Oct 24, 2020
Anti-Western parties are losing the social media battle in Georgia
Analysis of Georgian parties shows that