Twitter

Mon, Jul 24, 2017

Polish Astroturfers Attack… Astroturfing

Coordinated Twitter campaign accuses others of coordination

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Poland

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

#ZapadWatch: A Window into Russia’s Military Mind?

As preparations for Zapad 2017 military exercise intensify, @DFRLab will continue to monitor developments through the summer.

Belarus Belarus

Mon, Jul 3, 2017

#AfDLeaks: Analysis of a Hashtag

Assessing Twitter traffic around a German far right political leak

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Elections

Fri, May 5, 2017

Hashtag Campaign: #MacronLeaks

Alt-right attacks Macron in last ditch effort to sway French Election

by Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Elections

Fri, May 5, 2017

No Breakthrough for Le Pen’s Online Army

French nationalists struggle to expand beyond their online base

by Ben Nimmo, Maks Czuperski

Disinformation Elections

Sat, Apr 29, 2017

“Macron Antoinette”: Alt-Right Targets France

How nationalist internet users are going international

by Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan

Disinformation Elections

Fri, Apr 21, 2017

Russian and French Twitter Mobs in Election push

Analyzing two hashtag campaigns ahead of the French election

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation

Fri, Apr 14, 2017

The Kremlin’s Audience in France

Breaking down the amplifiers of Sputnik and RT in French

by Ben Nimmo, Maks Czuperski

Botnets Disinformation

Fri, Apr 7, 2017

How the alt-right brought #SyriaHoax to America

Tracing the “false flag” claim back to a pro-Assad website

by Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan

Disinformation Propaganda

Mon, Mar 20, 2017

Green-Faced in Solidarity

Russians paint their faces in online flashmob in support of opposition politician Alexey Navalny

Corruption Instagram

Mon, Mar 6, 2017

Le Pen’s (Small) Online Army

How a French far-right group tried to break into Twitter’s trends

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva

Elections Elections

Tue, Feb 21, 2017

Portrait of a botnet

Uncovering a network of fake Trump supporters set up to make money from clicks

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation