Social Media

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

Facebook takes down assets linked to Russian disinformation outlet

The social network removed content connected

Social Media

Wed, Sep 23, 2020

Xenophobic Twitter campaigns orchestrated by former South African soldier

A dismissed member of the South

Social Media

Tue, Sep 22, 2020

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to the Philippine military

Pages targeted domestic audiences, engaging in

Social Media

Fri, Sep 18, 2020

Pro-Lukashenka Telegram channels amplify each other to smear protesters

Telegram channels cross-pollinate narratives that attack

Government Social Media

Wed, Sep 16, 2020

Inauthentic accounts fuel Oregon wildfire arson rumors

Fake social media profiles and doctored

Social Media

Wed, Sep 16, 2020

South African Twitter users misattributed as fake Chinese accounts

A Twitter thread incorrectly identified South

Social Media

Mon, Sep 14, 2020

Belarus state media botch reporting on a botched abduction

How Lukashenka’s media apparatus mishandled a

Social Media Telegram

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

Anonymous pro-government Twitter accounts deny allegations of a crisis in Zimbabwe

Accounts amplified narratives that the U.S.

Social Media Zimbabwe

Tue, Sep 8, 2020

Kremlin commentators smear Belarus opposition leaders

Online ecosystem of pro-Kremlin sources amplified

Social Media

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.

by Alyssa Kann, Max Rizzuto

Social Media

Wed, Sep 2, 2020

State media English-language coverage of Belarus propagates claims of Western interference

Pro-Kremlin outlets unsuccessfully push narrative that

Elections Social Media

Tue, Sep 1, 2020

Pro-Lukashenka Telegram channels amplify disinformation

Telegram channels deploy anti-protester narratives to

Social Media Telegram