Digital Forensic Research Lab

Fri, Sep 7, 2018

Breaking Ghouta

This report offers a record of serial violations of international norms and a basis for holding the perpetrators accountable for their atrocities.

by Lukas Andriukaitis, Emma Beals, Graham Brookie, Eliot Higgins, Faysal Itani, Ben Nimmo, Michael Sheldon, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Nick Waters

Conflict Disinformation

Fri, Aug 18, 2017

Kremlin and Alt-Right Share “Nazi” Narrative

U.S. activists echo Kremlin’s argument on Ukrainian Nazis and American hypocrisy

by Donara Barojan, Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

Into the Uncanny Valley of Fake News

A case study in how a cluster of websites managed to pose as legitimate sources and, despite being exposed, got away with it

by Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Propaganda

Wed, Aug 16, 2017

Same Donetsk Chemical Factory, Different Fire

Incident-prone factory continues to pose environmental and health hazards in the Donbas

Conflict Russia

Wed, Aug 16, 2017

#ZapadWatch: Russian Snap Drills Close to NATO Borders

Late, sparse, and inaccurate info from the Ministry of Defense raises concerns for the upcoming Zapad 2017

by Nika Aleksejeva, Ben Nimmo

Belarus Belarus

Wed, Aug 16, 2017

Choo-Chooshka? New Russian Railway and Military Movement on the Ukrainian Border

Open source evidence suggests the potential for a buildup of forces

Conflict Geolocation

Tue, Aug 15, 2017

#Geolocation: How I found Maks Czuperski in Bangkok

@DFRLab 2017 Global Geolocation Challenge: Bangkok

Geolocation Social Media

Fri, Aug 11, 2017

#MeanwhileInTheArctic: Russia’s Northern Fleet Gets an Upgrade

Russian surface-to-air missile systems seen in Syria are now appearing much farther north

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Arctic Defense Technologies

Fri, Aug 11, 2017

Still Jostling for Javelins

How anti-tank weapons are shaping the conflict in the Donbas

Conflict Defense Technologies

Thu, Aug 10, 2017

The Alt-Right vs. Robert Mueller

A field guide to the most recent alt-right propagated anti-Mueller stories

by Donara Barojan

Disinformation Facebook

Wed, Aug 9, 2017

#Geolocation: Discover the Digital Sherlock in you

@DFRLab 2017 Global Geolocation Challenge: Kuala Lumpur

Geolocation Twitter

Wed, Aug 9, 2017

Donetsk Uncovered: Military Positions Embedded in Civilian Areas

Frequent damage to civilian areas reveal military positions and weapons banned by the Minsk Agreements

Conflict Geolocation