Americas

Nicholas Maduro

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.

by Daniel Suárez Pérez, Esteban Ponce de León

Latin America Venezuela

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.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

China Coronavirus

Thu, Jul 2, 2020

New York City’s open-source “cop watch”

How a group of civilian volunteers monitor police activity using open-source methods.

by Max Rizzuto

Human Rights Internet

Wed, Jun 17, 2020

How activists used social media to organize during the George Floyd protests

Social media users rapidly shifted to sharing logistical and strategic information over multiple social media platforms

by Jacqueline Malaret

CrowdTangle CrowdTangle

Sat, Jun 22, 2019

Operation Secondary Infektion

A Russian-based information operation used fake accounts, forged documents, and dozens of online platforms to spread stories.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Internet

Fri, Sep 23, 2016

A Serb, a Texan, and a Colombian Walk Into a War…

Profiling the foreign fighters who joined the Russia-backed separatists

Colombia Colombia