Technology & Innovation
Fri, May 23, 2025
Online network with French ties promotes election interference claims in Romania
A Romanian news aggregator amplifying claims of Simion’s victory is tied to a France-based company that also targeted Africa and Asia
Fri, May 16, 2025
From Bucharest to Chisinau: How pro-Kremlin networks shaped Romania’s 2025 election
Russia-aligned actors in both Romania and Moldova consolidate support for George Simion in final days of campaign.
Thu, May 15, 2025
Pro-Kremlin actors exploit USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape
Multiple apparent influence campaigns using USAID cuts to promote election denialism and push for criminalization of Moldova’s ruling party
Thu, May 8, 2025
How a misleading viral video fueled a Canadian election fraud hoax
Tracing how a viral hoax falsely linked election workers to ballot box fraud
Thu, May 1, 2025
The evolving role of AI-generated media in shaping disinformation campaigns
A methodological examination of how malicious actors exploit visual generative models
Tue, Apr 29, 2025
How social media shaped the 2025 Canadian election
Platform enforcement gaps, AI-generated spam, and foreign interference concerns converged during high-stakes political contest.
Fri, Apr 25, 2025
Bot-like activity targets Canadian political parties and their leaders ahead of election
Canadian federal election subject to spam messaging from automated X accounts.
Fri, Apr 25, 2025
Narrative and provocation: What Telegram had to say about the February attack on Chornobyl nuclear plant
Russian media and Telegram channels shifted blame onto Ukraine for the recent attack on the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and amplified narratives of potential nuclear escalation.
Fri, Apr 18, 2025
Russia’s Pravda network in numbers: Introducing the Pravda Dashboard
The Pravda Dashboard reveals how Russia's global network circumvents sanctions on prohibited content
by Valentin Châtelet and Amaury Lesplingart
Wed, Mar 26, 2025
How Azerbaijani media and politicians endorse Georgia’s shift away from the West
Politicians and pro-government media in Azerbaijan packages Georgia’s anti-Western rhetoric and political shift for a domestic audience, reinforcing the narrative of Western decline.
Wed, Mar 26, 2025
Cross-platform campaign sows anti-Europe division in Moldova
Campaign utilized a primary Telegram channel and thousands of Facebook accounts to post comments critical of Moldova's pro-European stance
Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Japan’s technology paradox: the challenge of Chinese disinformation
Japan serves as an important case study to illustrate an unappreciated aspect of fostering information resilience against malign influence
by Dylan J. Plung and Kenton Thibaut
