Middle East
Fri, Mar 11, 2022
Russian War Report: Putin endorses plan to bring 16,000 “volunteers” from the Middle East to fight in Ukraine
Russia’s Defense Minister announced that more than 16,000 “volunteers” from the Middle East had expressed interest in joining Russia’s “liberation movement” for the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.
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
Mon, Dec 20, 2021
2021: DFRLab’s year in review
The DFRLab's 2021 year in review: disinformation campaigns, troll farms, troop buildups, vaccine rumors, a failed insurrection, and more.
by Andy Carvin
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.
Mon, Aug 19, 2019
How a “Political Astroturfing” App Coordinates Pro-Israel Influence Operations
Pro-Israel messages broadcast during May 4–5 Hamas terror attacks and IDF air strikes offer new insights into reach of the Act.IL app’s social media manipulation
Fri, Sep 7, 2018
Breaking Ghouta
This report offers a record of serial violations of international norms and a basis for holding the perpetrators accountable for their atrocities.
Fri, Aug 4, 2017
A Guide to Russia’s Navy Day
The Russian Federation’s naval parades in Syria, Crimea, St. Petersburg, and Vladivostok
Tue, Jun 20, 2017
Putin Falls for Fake News
Russian president shows Oliver Stone video of U.S. in Afghanistan…not Russia fighting ISIS
Fri, Jun 2, 2017
Russian Media Spin Putin-Macron Meeting
Selective quoting of Western media to create the image of success
Sun, Apr 30, 2017
Uncovered Chemical Weapons
New evidence from an official French report points to Assad’s repeated chemical weapon usage in Syria
Tue, Apr 11, 2017
Khan Sheikhoun: The Fingerprints of a Chemical Attack
Eye Witness and Digital Evidence from a Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria’s Idlib Province
