Fri, Aug 23, 2024
How AI tools fueled online conspiracy theories after Trump assassination attempt
Deepfakes, cheapfakes, and AI-fueled scams spread online following the shooting; in other instances, real footage was dismissed as fake
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Lessons learned from South Africa’s 2024 elections
Independent media and civil society worked overtime to mitigate the spread of disinformation, while generative AI played only a limited role
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 8, 2024
Spambots continue to suppress speech and enable harassment of the Chinese community on X
Networks of Chinese-language spambots risk the censoring of posts during politically sensitive events, repeating past oversights
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Online tool helps social media accounts amplify pro-Israel messages
“Words of Iron” represents a shift in the evolving approach to digital propaganda during times of war
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Doppelganger targets US audience on X to discredit Georgian protests
The latest iteration of the Russia-attributed campaign discredits pro-democracy protests in Georgia
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Inauthentic campaign amplifying Islamophobic content targeting Canadians
Accounts used AI-generated photos and inauthentic accounts to amplify Islamophobic account claiming to be a new Canadian nonprofit
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Mon, Mar 4, 2024
Online campaign targeted Egyptian economist after his death in custody
Suspicious accounts on Facebook and X amplified state narratives about Ayman Hadhoud as human rights groups raised questions about his death
Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Pro-Russia network spreads propaganda and disinfo in Latin America
Multi-platform operation amplifying Kremlin-aligned narratives published content in Portuguese and Spanish
Tue, Feb 20, 2024
French prime minister faces onslaught of online attacks
Investment scam promoted via Meta Ads, AI-fueled smear campaigns on X, and a Russian-led disinformation operation, and ignite a social media frenzy around Gabriel Attal
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
Suspicious accounts on X amplify allegations against UNRWA
More than 130 X accounts exhibiting hallmarks of inauthentic coordination targeted US politicians with messaging critical of the UN agency in Gaza
Mon, Jan 22, 2024
Gang violence and hostage-taking sow fear across Ecuadorian social media
Graphic content related to violent incidents in Ecuador has garnered millions of views on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter
