Social Media

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

#ZapadWatch: A Window into Russia’s Military Mind?

As preparations for Zapad 2017 military exercise intensify, @DFRLab will continue to monitor developments through the summer.

Belarus Belarus

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

RT and Sputnik: Clean Bill of Health?

Fact checking the Russian Foreign Ministry’s claims

by Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Propaganda

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

#ZapadWatch: A Closer Look at Slavic Brotherhood 2017

Analysis shows something different than claimed counterterrorism exercise

Belarus Belarus

Thu, Jul 6, 2017

Real Threats From False Information in Ukraine

Recent disinformation campaigns and physical threats target the OSCE’s Mission to Ukraine

Conflict Disinformation

Wed, Jul 5, 2017

INFLUENCE FOR SALE: Who Writes Your Hyperpartisan News

How hyperpartisan outlets outsource provocative stories

by Donara Barojan

Elections Elections

Mon, Jul 3, 2017

#AfDLeaks: Analysis of a Hashtag

Assessing Twitter traffic around a German far right political leak

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Elections

Fri, Jun 30, 2017

#ZapadWatch: Broadcast from Belarus

Russia and Belarus continue preparations for the Zapad 2017 exercise

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva

Belarus Belarus

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

Senate Intel Committee Hearing Highlights @DFRLab

U.S. Senators measure Russian interference in European elections

Disinformation Elections

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

We Need 21st Century Responses

Secretary Albright Speaks At #DisinfoWeek

Disinformation Propaganda

Wed, Jun 28, 2017

Misleading by Mistranslation

How a cluster of Russian sites ran a fake story based on a false translation

by Donara Barojan, Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Europe

Tue, Jun 27, 2017

Why Bot Makers Dream of Electric Sheep

Using fake social media accounts to attract real users

Botnets Disinformation

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

VK Vanishing in Ukraine?

One month later, measuring the impact of banning certain websites in Ukraine

Civil Society Facebook