Digital Forensic Research Lab

Thu, May 11, 2017

Separatists Parade Military Equipment in Donetsk and Luhansk

Looking at the weapons displayed by Russia-backed separatists

Arms Control Conflict

Tue, May 9, 2017

Russia’s Fake “Electronic Bomb”

How a fake based on a parody spread to the Western mainstream

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva, Donara Barojan

Defense Technologies Disinformation

Sat, May 6, 2017

#MacronLeaks Campaign Hits Resistance

French internet users mock alt-right US twitter storm

Botnets Civil Society

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

Thu, May 4, 2017

Ukraine Downs Russian Drone Near Donetsk

Yet another “Orlan” drone downed in the Donbas

Conflict Defense Technologies

Wed, May 3, 2017

Residences Attacked in the Donbas

Both sides implicated in damage to thirteen residential buildings

Conflict OSCE

Sun, Apr 30, 2017

Uncovered Chemical Weapons

New evidence from an official French report points to Assad’s repeated chemical weapon usage in Syria

by Eliot Higgins

Conflict Middle East

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 28, 2017

Following “Russia’s Hemingway” to War

Investigating the DNR volunteer battalion led by Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin

Conflict Geolocation

Wed, Apr 26, 2017

First OSCE Monitor Dies in Ukrainian Conflict

Analyzing claims regarding the first death in the monitoring mission

Conflict OSCE

Tue, Apr 25, 2017

Selfies Expose Russia’s Arctic Bases

Mapping Russia’s High North presence from social media posts

by Ben Nimmo, Maks Czuperski

Arctic Maritime Security