Social Media
Thu, Sep 24, 2020
Facebook takes down assets linked to Russian disinformation outlet
The social network removed content connected
Wed, Sep 23, 2020
Xenophobic Twitter campaigns orchestrated by former South African soldier
A dismissed member of the South
Tue, Sep 22, 2020
Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to the Philippine military
Pages targeted domestic audiences, engaging in
Fri, Sep 18, 2020
Pro-Lukashenka Telegram channels amplify each other to smear protesters
Telegram channels cross-pollinate narratives that attack
Wed, Sep 16, 2020
Inauthentic accounts fuel Oregon wildfire arson rumors
Fake social media profiles and doctored
Wed, Sep 16, 2020
South African Twitter users misattributed as fake Chinese accounts
A Twitter thread incorrectly identified South
Mon, Sep 14, 2020
Belarus state media botch reporting on a botched abduction
How Lukashenka’s media apparatus mishandled a
Fri, Sep 11, 2020
Anonymous pro-government Twitter accounts deny allegations of a crisis in Zimbabwe
Accounts amplified narratives that the U.S.
Tue, Sep 8, 2020
Kremlin commentators smear Belarus opposition leaders
Online ecosystem of pro-Kremlin sources amplified
Fri, Sep 4, 2020
How Manny from Diary of a Wimpy Kid galvanized political activism on TikTok
Manny Heffley became a political symbol for young TikTok users to support Black Lives Matter protests around police brutality.
Wed, Sep 2, 2020
State media English-language coverage of Belarus propagates claims of Western interference
Pro-Kremlin outlets unsuccessfully push narrative that
Tue, Sep 1, 2020
Pro-Lukashenka Telegram channels amplify disinformation
Telegram channels deploy anti-protester narratives to