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

Fri, Oct 30, 2020

Misleading hyper-partisan information animating U.S. militia supporters ahead of election day

Claims that Trump supporters received threatening

Elections Government

Thu, Oct 29, 2020

Evaluating contradictory foreign interference allegations in the 2020 U.S. election

Information sharing regarding counter-claims of foreign

Government Social Media

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

Government Social Media

Sat, Oct 24, 2020

Anti-Western parties are losing the social media battle in Georgia

Analysis of Georgian parties shows that

Georgia Government