Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Jul 22, 2021
Information defense: Policy measures taken against foreign information manipulation
A joint report from the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab and Europe Center on the policy measures government and private sector can take against foreign information manipulation.
by Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer
Thu, Jul 1, 2021
Iranian accounts promote anti-Israel hashtags in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war
The campaign, promoted on Telegram, is linked to an Iranian conspiracy theorist previously suspended from Twitter.
Thu, Jun 17, 2021
Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab Launches Democracy + Tech Initiative
Initiative to advance digital agenda focused on human rights and democratic values; programing kicks off with high-profile event featuring Katherine Maher on June 22.
Thu, Jun 3, 2021
Inauthentic Facebook assets promoted Russian interests in Sudan
Network with links to Russia’s Internet Research Agency promoted oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian naval presence in Sudan
by Tessa Knight
Fri, May 7, 2021
Misinformation about Colombia’s national strike spreads online and on air
Colombian social media accounts and legacy media amplified false and misleading claims amid the ongoing Colombian protests
Fri, Apr 23, 2021
Ethiopian diaspora groups organize click-to-tweet Tigray campaigns amid information scarcity
Social media campaigns promoted pro-government and anti-conflict narratives to capture attention from an international audience.
by Tessa Knight
Mon, Apr 19, 2021
Fighting for the hearts and minds of Sakartvelo: The Georgian information environment during the 2020 parliamentary election
Georgian information environment report
Wed, Apr 7, 2021
Digital Autocracy: Maduro’s control of the Venezuelan information environment
A 16-month monitoring report that analyzes the information environment in Venezuela, exploring the Maduro regime’s tactics when promoting influence operations in the country and abroad.
Sun, Feb 14, 2021
Weaponized: How rumors about COVID-19’s origins led to a narrative arms race
A joint research project from the Digital Forensic Research Lab and the Associate Press on information environments during the first six months of COVID-19.
Thu, Dec 17, 2020
Countering Chinese disinformation reports
A series of reports on countering Chinese disinformation campaigns around the globe from the Digital Forensic Research Lab and Asia Security Initiative, housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.
Wed, Dec 9, 2020
Pro-government accounts use old images to depict Ugandan protesters as hooligans
Twitter campaign ensured anti-protester hashtag trended in Uganda after protests broke out following arrest of a presidential candidate
by Tessa Knight
Thu, Nov 12, 2020
Satellite imagery shows environmental damage of reported white phosphorus use in Nagorno Karabakh
Images show extensive burn marks, traces of likely white phosphorous use on forested areas by Azerbaijan
