Americas

Fri, Jan 21, 2022

Russian War Report: Troops arrive in Belarus as propaganda narratives heat up

The Digital Forensic Research Lab’s global team presents the first installment of the Russian Hybrid Threats Report.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Tue, Jan 4, 2022

Experts react to the year since January 6

Domestic extremism experts weigh in on the year since the January 6 attack and their perspectives on continuing threats to US democracy.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Presidential candidate José Antonio Kast speaks at a campaign event on November 2, 2021.

Tue, Dec 7, 2021

How the Chilean elections unfolded on Twitter

“Far-right” and “far-left” were among the most used terms, with pro-Kast hashtags prevailing.

by Luiza Bandeira, Esteban Ponce de León

Chile Elections
(Source: REUTERS/Maynor Valenzuela)

Fri, Nov 5, 2021

Multi-platform troll farm linked to Nicaraguan government

Inauthentic network targeted domestic audiences in the lead-up to Nicaragua’s November 2021 general election

by Daniel Suárez Pérez, Esteban Ponce de León, Luiza Bandeira

CrowdTangle Electorate

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

by Daniel Suárez Pérez, Esteban Ponce de León

Colombia Disinformation
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
Disinformation in democracies: Strengthening digital resilience in Latin America

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

Disinformation in democracies: Strengthening digital resilience in Latin America

2018 saw political tides turn in three of Latin America’s largest democracies.

by Luiza Bandeira, Donara Barojan, Roberta Braga, Jose Luis Peñarredonda, Maria Fernanda Pérez Argüello

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