Social Media
Wed, Feb 1, 2017
Target: Merkel
How the international far right mobbed the German Chancellor after the Berlinattack
by Ben Nimmo
Sat, Jan 28, 2017
Russian Internet: Fake News Haven?
How the Russian Internet is being used to spread fake news in Germany
Fri, Dec 23, 2016
Human, Bot or Cyborg?
Three clues that can tell you if a Twitter user is fake.
by Ben Nimmo
Tue, Dec 20, 2016
Slavic Brotherhood?
What open sources can tell us about the arrest of three pro-Russian journalists in Belarus and the uneasy relationship between Minsk and Moscow.
by Ben Nimmo
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Aleppo’s Final Goodbyes
Harrowing stories from the city’s last hours
by Nicholas Yap
Mon, Nov 21, 2016
One Night of Shelling, Two Stories to Tell
Comparing the aftermath and opposing media coverage of overnight shelling in the Luhansk Oblas
Fri, Sep 23, 2016
A Serb, a Texan, and a Colombian Walk Into a War…
Profiling the foreign fighters who joined the Russia-backed separatists
Tue, Sep 13, 2016
Did Syria down an Israeli F-16?
On September 13, Syrian government sources claimed that it downed both an Israeli F-16 jet and unspecified drone.
Fri, Sep 9, 2016
Becoming a Citizen Spy
Normal citizens in Ukraine have helped prove Russian aggression through Facebook photos and YouTube videos.
Fri, Sep 2, 2016
Schrödinger’s President
DFRLab monitored social media for confirmation of Uzbek leader Islam Karimov’s death. Conflicting reports made the president's death unclear.
Wed, Aug 31, 2016
The Wolf on Crimea’s Doorstep?
What digital breadcrumbs tell us about the recent Russian military mobilization in Crimea