Social Media

Wed, Feb 1, 2017

Target: Merkel

How the international far right mobbed the German Chancellor after the Berlinattack

by Ben Nimmo

Elections Elections

Sat, Jan 28, 2017

Russian Internet: Fake News Haven?

How the Russian Internet is being used to spread fake news in Germany

by Maks Czuperski, Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan

Disinformation Extremism

Fri, Dec 23, 2016

Human, Bot or Cyborg?

Three clues that can tell you if a Twitter user is fake.

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation

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

Belarus Belarus

Tue, Dec 13, 2016

Aleppo’s Final Goodbyes

Harrowing stories from the city’s last hours

by Nicholas Yap

Conflict Disinformation

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

Conflict Disinformation

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

Colombia Colombia

Sun, Sep 18, 2016

Maryinka is Burning

The past, present, and future of the strategic Ukrainian city

Conflict OSCE

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.

Disinformation Facebook

Fri, Sep 9, 2016

Becoming a Citizen Spy

Normal citizens in Ukraine have helped prove Russian aggression through Facebook photos and YouTube videos.

Civil Society Eastern Europe

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.

Disinformation Eurasia

Wed, Aug 31, 2016

The Wolf on Crimea’s Doorstep?

What digital breadcrumbs tell us about the recent Russian military mobilization in Crimea

Government Instagram