Twitter

Sat, Jan 10, 2026

AI, memes, and hashtags: How China is battling the US online over Venezuela 

Chinese state media and inauthentic accounts promoted narratives of US decline

by Kenton Thibaut

Artificial Intelligence China

Sat, Jan 10, 2026

How Russia’s influence machine mobilized immediately after Maduro’s capture

Unable to protect an ally, Moscow's digital assets deployed narrative confusion

by Eto Buziashvili

Artificial Intelligence Disinformation

Tue, Nov 11, 2025

How a forged France 24 report fueled a radioactive lie concerning France-Armenia relations

Forged media, impersonated journalists, and coordinated online networks drove a nuclear hoax targeting Armenia

by Givi Gigitashvili, Sopo Gelava

Armenia Disinformation

Tue, Sep 23, 2025

Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova

REST is linked to the Russian threat actor Rybar, which targets EU countries, along with Moldova

by Jakub KubÅ› and Eto Buziashvili

Artificial Intelligence Democracy

Tue, Jun 24, 2025

Grok struggles with fact-checking amid Israel-Iran war

An analysis of over 100,000 posts on X reveals Grok's inaccurate and conflicting verifications in responses regarding the Israel-Iran war

by Esteban Ponce de León, Ali Chenrose

Artificial Intelligence Conflict

Thu, May 29, 2025

Banned, yet broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian state media influencing the Polish elections

Belarusian state media uses digital platforms to promote candidates and shape narratives within Poland ahead of the 2025 presidential elections.

by Givi Gigitashvili, Martyna Hoffman, Saman Nazari

Belarus Content Moderation Policies

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

by Valentin Châtelet

Africa Asia

Fri, May 9, 2025

South African influencers-for-hire attack Zelenskyy for declining Victory Day ceasefire

Multiple South African X accounts linked to paid influencer marketplace also participated in previous campaign that advanced pro-Russian narratives.

by Iryna Adam

Content Moderation Policies Deceptive Content Manipulation

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

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Canada Deceptive Content Manipulation

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.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Artificial Intelligence Canada

Wed, Mar 19, 2025

Cross-platform multilingual campaign amplifies biolabs conspiracy targeting US and Armenia  

Campaign exploits long-running false and misleading claims purporting US bioweapons-related activity in Europe and elsewhere

by Sopo Gelava

Armenia Caucasus

Wed, Mar 12, 2025

Russia-linked Pravda network cited on Wikipedia, LLMs, and X

Pravda network content pollutes sources on multiple platforms, sparking worries of false claims and sanctioned content reaching global audiences

by Valentin Châtelet and Amaury Lesplingart

Artificial Intelligence Platform