Latin America
Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Pro-Russia network spreads propaganda and disinfo in Latin America
Multi-platform operation amplifying Kremlin-aligned narratives published content in Portuguese and Spanish
Thu, Jan 11, 2024
Pro-Bolsonaro social media accounts target Brazilian Supreme Court justice
Accounts advocating for the impeachment of Chief Justice Luis Roberto Barroso sought to delegitimize the Brazilian judiciary system
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Suspicious media targeted Guatemala’s elected president
At least seventeen media outlets that concentrated their operations on Facebook targeted campaign of lead candidate and electoral institutions ahead of the runoff election
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
by Iria Puyosa
Wed, Sep 6, 2023
BRICS narratives critical of US influence spread in Brazil prior to summit
Discussion on social media platforms focused on de-dollarization and waning US influence
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
Far-right Twitter network targets Guatemala’s presidential election
Twitter network backed Guatemala’s Public Ministry amidst attempts to suspend political party Movimiento Semilla
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
Mexico’s president weaponizes narratives against media to combat criticism
AMLO’s morning press conferences foster a polarized environment encouraging mistrust in media and electoral institutions
by Estefanny Perez Duque, Esteban Ponce de León
Thu, Jun 1, 2023
Coordinated Telegram channels aggregate anti-Ukrainian news from around the globe
Network promotes anti-Ukrainian news from multiple countries while heavily amplifying content from a Telegram channel allegedly affiliated with Yevgeny Prigozhin's RIA FAN news agency
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
Russia-friendly media outlets in Global South frame French anti-government protest as anti-NATO
Russian state media coverage of protest in Paris picked up by outlets across the Global South
Wed, Mar 1, 2023
Networks of pro-Kremlin Telegram channels spread disinformation at a global scale
Three networks comprising fifty-six channels targeted Telegram users in twenty countries and ten languages
Sat, Feb 25, 2023
Russian War Report: DFRLab releases investigations on Russian info ops before and after the invasion
On the week of the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the DFRLab released two new reports on narratives tracked used to justify the war both pre- and post invasion.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
2022 at the DFRLab: a year in review
In 2022, the Digital Forensic Research Lab investigated online harms and documented stories of resilience from Ukraine to Uvalde.
by Andy Carvin
