Social Media
Mon, Apr 1, 2019
#ElectionWatch: Inauthentic Activity in India
Pages used false identities to exacerbate polarization on both sides before elections
Mon, Apr 1, 2019
Pakistan Army’s Covert Social Network
Army-linked pages inflamed tensions over India strikes and Kashmir
Sun, Mar 31, 2019
From Russia: Coordinated Clickbait
Facebook removes network of pages and groups targeting general interests and politics for advertisement revenue
by Michael Sheldon, Daniel Weimert
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
#BalticBrief: The “KNABbing” of Riga’s Mayor
An unverified news story claiming Riga’s mayor had been arrested proliferated throughout the Russian media environment
Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Georgians Gripped by Generated Graphics
Georgian wrestler and his mysterious “RUSSELL” (or was it “RUSSIA”?) hat hit the spotlight
Mon, Mar 25, 2019
#PutinAtWar: More Mercenaries Menace Mesopotamia
Images confirmed the presence of another Russian private military company in Syria
Thu, Mar 21, 2019
Maduro Repeats Twitter Hoax About U.S. Aid in Televised Speech
Regime leader repeated the false claim after pro-Maduro Twitter accounts spread forged screenshots about United States aid to Venezuela
Wed, Mar 20, 2019
Surging Saudi Reviews Hit Apps
Inauthentic spike in user ratings hit after Saudi app criticized for user surveillance
by Kanishk Karan
Tue, Mar 19, 2019
#BalticBrief: Pro-Kremlin Media Weaponize Tucker Carlson Claim
Pro-Kremlin media uses U.S. media bias to suggest a broader lack of U.S. commitment to NATO
Mon, Mar 18, 2019
Venezuelan Pro-Regime Accounts Publish Personal Data of Phishing Victims
Phishing attack on website run by Venezuelan opposition exposed data of hundreds of sympathizers of Juan Guaidó, jeopardizing the victims’ safety
Fri, Mar 15, 2019
Don’t Watch the New Zealand Mosque Attack Video. Just Don’t.
DFRLab Managing Editor Andy Carvin on the real-world consequences of viewing graphic imagery
by Andy Carvin
Fri, Mar 15, 2019
Deaths in Nuremberg Spun for Hate
Fringe media outlets spread hate speech and politicize deadly incident in Nuremberg, Germany
