Social Media
Tue, Nov 7, 2017
#ElectionWatch: Bots in Virginia?
Assessing Twitter traffic ahead of a gubernatorial vote
Fri, Nov 3, 2017
November 4: Provocations and Propaganda
Gauging far-right and far-left traffic before anti-Trump protests
Thu, Nov 2, 2017
Language Lies About Latvia
How a simple population statistic was exaggerated to fit a false narrative in Latvia
Wed, Nov 1, 2017
Four Questions For Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Everyone Else
Hearings for how can we cure social media without killing them
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
Lash Out Over Language in Latvia
Latvia transitions to native language requirement in schools, as Russian language population protests
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
Putin’s Praetorians: Trolls Wrote It, Trolls Promote It
Kremlin trolls promote a Putin-glorifying book for the American audience
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
#PutinAtWar: The End of Selfie-Soldiers?
Russia’s Ministry of Defense recently drafted a law banning soldiers from posting selfies, so we gathered a few of our favorites
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
#ElectionWatch: Sobchak Enters As Opposition in Russian Race for President
Russian celebrity Kseniya Sobchak uses social media to announce her candidacy
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
#InfluenceForSale: Fringe Media Highlights New Bearish Cryptocurrency
A brief look into Russia’s latest monetary innovation — the national cryptocurrency
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
#ElectionWatch: Fake Photos in Catalonia?
Assessing the Spanish Foreign Minister’s claim of “fake news”
Fri, Oct 20, 2017
Taxi Driver Tall Tale Takes a Nation
How false information shared by a taxi driver evolved from a Facebook post to a national news story
Fri, Oct 20, 2017
From Troll Farm to Trump
Assessing the life of Russian troll posing as a far-right American
