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Thu, May 11, 2023
Dubious Moroccan Facebook and Twitter accounts boost content critical of journalist Omar Radi and European Parliament
European Parliament’s condemnation of Morocco’s media crackdowns results in suspicious cross-platform amplification of pro-Moroccan response
Thu, Apr 27, 2023
Iran-linked website targets Georgia’s ethnic Azerbaijani community with anti-West content
Iran-based website aimed at ethnic Azerbaijanis in Georgia publishes narratives supporting Russia and Hezbollah
by Sopo Gelava
Wed, Apr 5, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns spread on Arabic social media
The World Cup fueled online and offline campaigns promoting anti-LGBTQ sentiment and hateful rhetoric
by Dina Sadek
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
How pro-Russia and pro-China influencers cross-promote state narratives
Influencers critical of the West have formed a mutually beneficial community on Twitter, amplifying Russian and Chinese state narratives on a range of issues
Fri, Jan 6, 2023
Russian War Report: Russian military bloggers criticize Putin’s Orthodox Christmas ceasefire announcement
In the first days of 2023, Russia shelled civilian infrastructure in Ukraine before Russian President Putin called for a 36 hour ceasefire to observe Orthodox Christmas.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
Pro-Kremlin media praise Putin’s leadership overseeing nuclear drills
Kremlin media emphasized Putin’s leadership role conducting annual Grom nuclear drills.
Fri, Oct 21, 2022
What Russia reads on Telegram
Nine out of the top ten political Telegram channels in Russia spread Kremlin pro-war propaganda
Thu, Oct 20, 2022
Chinese state media, content farms spread anti-UK narratives to halt Hong Kong emigration
Narratives amplified UK’s COVID challenges and presented its Hong Kong visa program as a scam.
Wed, Oct 19, 2022
Footage raises additional questions about Wagner presence in Sudan
Videos allegedly show Wagner personnel training Sudanese Army and RSF paramilitary forces.
Fri, Oct 14, 2022
Pro-Kremlin influencers reignite Zelenskyy “green screen” theory
Narrative recycles old footage of the Ukrainian president recording a hologram to allege he fled the country
Thu, Sep 1, 2022
Pro-Kremlin Wikipedia alternative off to a rough start
Member-only pages, restrictive content policies, and a lack of transparency: Runiversalis is a wiki in name only.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
How CSSAs reinforce official narratives to expat Chinese students on WeChat
The DFRLab analyzed WeChat articles from Chinese Students and Scholars Associations across the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
