Social Media
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Nontransparent network of pro-opposition Polish Facebook pages coordinates its attacks
Network pushed similar or identical pro-opposition and anti-ruling party content, often in a way by which their coordination, authenticity, and provenance was obscured
Thu, Nov 2, 2023
Accounts on Facebook, TikTok spread ISIS call for violence against Jewish targets
Accounts openly shared publication advocating offline violence, which continues to circulate on both platforms
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Suspicious media targeted Guatemala’s elected president
At least seventeen media outlets that concentrated their operations on Facebook targeted campaign of lead candidate and electoral institutions ahead of the runoff election
Wed, Oct 18, 2023
Network of South Asian Twitter accounts spreading Israel-Palestine war disinfo
Accounts exhibiting signs of coordination amplify divisive copypasta targeting both sides of the conflict
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
In Israel-Hamas conflict, social media become tools of propaganda and disinformation
An endless flood of false, misleading, and unverified information risks inflaming the conflict.
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Kremlin propagandists fuel anti-government sentiment in Armenia
Russian media and influencers blame Armenian prime minister and the West for the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh while encouraging anti-government protests
by , Sopo Gelava
Wed, Oct 4, 2023
Suspicious Twitter accounts promote Saudi Arabia, call for reinstating Saud Al-Qahtani
Network amplified content calling for Twitter to reinstate Saud Al-Qahtani, accused of orchestrating Jamal Khashoggi’s killing in 2018
by Dina Sadek
Tue, Oct 3, 2023
Georgian travel company behind inauthentic network promotes health-related clickbait content
Inauthentic network disseminated unreliable health-related content to promote travel company and increase sales
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Russian War Report: Competing claims about the possible death of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander
Following an attack by Ukrainian forces on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, rumors swirled about the potential death of Russian Admiral Viktor Sokolov.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Sep 21, 2023
Russian War Report: Black Sea military operations approach NATO countries’ waters
Plus, Zelenskyy expresses frustration at the UN, Russia seems unlikely to block YouTube, and the US drops new sanctions.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Sep 19, 2023
Pro-Kremlin groups mobilize online supporters to attack Tbilisi Pride Festival
Pro-Kremlin actors stormed the Tbilisi Pride Festival in July 2023, burning rainbow and Ukrainian flags
by Sopo Gelava
Thu, Sep 14, 2023
Panda exchange program targeted by misinformation, driving anti-US narratives in China
Chinese media capitalized on emotionally resonant rumors about alleged panda abuse in the United States amid deteriorating US-China relations
