Iran
Thu, Feb 6, 2025
Iran’s Press TV in the foreign influence wilderness
Trying to break through to a broader international audience, Press TV turns to the social platforms Telegram and Rumble
by Simin Kargar
Tue, Nov 5, 2024
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election
US intelligence community on high alert for the intensification of influence operations in the days and weeks following the 2024 US election
Wed, Oct 23, 2024
DFRLab launches the 2024 Foreign Interference Attribution Tracker
FIAT dashboard documents allegations of foreign malign information operations in the 2024 US general election
Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Iranian election interference: When you’re broke, at least be flashy
How Iran’s influence operations playbook targeting US elections has – and hasn’t – changed over time
by Simin Kargar
Wed, Sep 6, 2023
Pro-Russian BRICS narratives in Latin America prospered during summit lead-up
In the six months ahead of the BRICS summit, narratives about a new multipolar world and the fall of US hegemony trended in Spanish-speaking Latin America information space
Fri, Apr 21, 2023
State-controlled media experience sudden Twitter gains after unannounced platform policy change
Twitter accounts run by Russia’s RT, China’s CGTN and Iran’s PressTV suddenly began to gain followers; Twitter acknowledged a change in policy regarding state media accounts three weeks later
by Alyssa Kann
Fri, Nov 11, 2022
Russian War Report: Ukrainians celebrate in Kherson as Russia evacuates the city
As Russian forces retreat from Kherson, Ukrainians celebrate online and in-person. While the overall status of the withdrawal remains in flux, today’s footage shows Russia is no longer in control of the central parts of Kherson.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
Analysis: Why Iranian protesters are embracing Anonymous
The decentralized hacker movement has vowed to free the people of Iran, mirroring chants of protesters on the street
by Simin Kargar
Fri, Oct 7, 2022
Russian War Report: Ukraine recaptures territory as Russia uses Iranian drone near Kyiv
Russia has began its use of Iranian-made drones to try and slow the Ukrainian counter-offensive, a mass grave found near Lyman, and Russian Telegram praises the “pro-Russia” coup in Burkina Faso.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Mon, Feb 14, 2022
A moment of truth for China’s vaccine diplomacy in Iran
Iranian officials echoed Chinese messaging while touting vaccines and criticizing the United States.
by Simin Kargar
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.
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.
