Social Media
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
South African man capitalizes off of racially charged disinformation
Deon Venter used at least 143
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
Belarus anti-Lukashenka media falls into confirmation bias traps
NEXTA Live and TUT.by shared unverified
Thu, Oct 22, 2020
Nigerian army dismisses Lekki Toll Gate massacre as “fake news”
Army labeled reports of the October
by Jean le Roux
Thu, Oct 22, 2020
Twitter account probed by Brazil’s Supreme Court amplified pro-Bolsonaro sites linked to PR company
Account was flagged in investigation regarding
Tue, Oct 20, 2020
Well-known disinfo spreader on YouTube reappears ahead of Brazilian local elections
YouTube channel peddling electoral disinfo and
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
Belarus Interior Ministry exaggerates protester violence to justify excessive force
Two months after contested election, law
Thu, Oct 15, 2020
Conspiracy theory fast-tracks its way into President Trump’s Twitter feed
Outlandish claims spread at Trump resort
Thu, Oct 15, 2020
A Ukrainian politician’s ghost army of mysterious YouTube fans
Pro-Kremlin politician Victor Medvedchuk regularly posts
Fri, Oct 9, 2020
Verifying Azerbaijan’s use of cluster munitions in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
Videos online showed use of munitions in civilian areas of Stepanakert
Thu, Oct 8, 2020
Facebook removed inauthentic network connected to United Russia party
Coordinated and inauthentic Facebook assets amplified
Thu, Oct 8, 2020
Anti-immigrant hashtag amplified by Turkish opposition party
İyi Party pushes “Syrians to Syria”
Fri, Sep 25, 2020
Lukashenka’s secret inauguration stirs up social media
Secret ceremony generates controversy on Twitter
