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Fri, Sep 6, 2024
Explainer: the Russian influence operations targeting the 2024 US elections
The September 2024 deplatforming of Operation Doppelganger demonstrates how US voters are being targeted by Russian influence operations
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
TikTok accounts target West Africa with AI-generated content promoting Putin and regional leaders
TikTok accounts with thousands of followers spread pro-Russia and anti-France narratives
Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Russia uses video games in Africa to spread anti-Western propaganda
A Hearts of Iron IV mod exemplifies how video games can become propaganda tools
Tue, Aug 6, 2024
Pro-Russian Facebook pages spread anti-French, anti-UN content in West Africa
Network of inauthentic pro-Russian pages spread false claims targeting elections, France, and the UN peacekeeping mission in CAR
Thu, Aug 1, 2024
China deployed anti-US narratives in chaos following Trump assassination attempt
Chinese messaging on state media and social media worked to position itself at a volatile moment in domestic US politics
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Inauthentic Chinese X accounts amplifying Trump shooting and Biden withdrawal conspiracy theories
Spreading false and misleading anti-US narratives, the network highly resembles operation known as Spamouflage Dragon
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Fringe YouTube channels promote pro-Kremlin narratives in Africa
Channels attracted millions of views and hundreds of thousands of subscribers by using anti-Western content directed at African audiences
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Fake Cameroonian news sites spread pro-Russia, anti-France content
Fake Cameroonian outlets disseminated AI-generated voiceovers across Facebook and other social media platforms
Tue, Jul 9, 2024
How Kenya’s tax bill protests spread online
After the bill's withdrawal, online conversations continued to call for President Ruto's resignation
Tue, Jul 9, 2024
AI tools usage for disinformation in the war in Ukraine
How and what technology Russia used to spread disinformation after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Mon, Jul 8, 2024
Inauthentic Facebook ad campaign spreads anti-EU messages
Facebook pages disguised as neutral news sources sponsored ads to promote anti-EU narratives ahead of Moldova's referendum on EU integration
Thu, Jul 4, 2024
Operation targets French snap elections using AI-generated content
Operation uses AI to rewrite articles to adopt a more 'conservative stance'
