Russia
Thu, May 2, 2024
Pro-government Facebook ads target protests against foreign agents bill in Georgia
Dozens of Facebook ads targeted Georgian protesters with anti-Western and anti-LGBTQ+ narratives
by Sopo Gelava
Wed, May 1, 2024
Russian-language Telegram channels foment tensions in Georgia
Telegram channels posting unverified content exacerbate political grievances between pro-Western and pro-Russian Georgians
Fri, Apr 12, 2024
Moldova in the digital crosshairs of anonymous, pro-Russian Telegram channels
Anonymous Telegram channels attempt to discredit Moldova’s pro-European government and amplify pro-Russian narratives
Tue, Mar 26, 2024
Suspicious Facebook assets amplify pro-Kremlin Bulgarian ‘mushroom’ websites
More than one hundred Facebook assets promoted links to external websites sharing pro-Kremlin propaganda in Bulgaria
by Sopo Gelava
Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Unpacking the Kremlin media blitz surrounding Gagauzia leader’s Russia visit
Eugenia Gutul’s meeting with Vladimir Putin drives Kremlin news cycle positioning Russia as "protector" of Gagauzia and Moldova as its "oppressor"
by Victoria Olari,
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, Feb 8, 2024
Russian milbloggers falsely accuse Kazakhstan of opening a NATO military facility
Russian military bloggers threatened the Central Asian nation after it opened a new conference hall at a training center for UN peacekeepers, falsely labeling it as a "NATO center"
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
How Ukraine fights Russian disinformation: Beehive vs mammoth
Best practices in countering Russian disinformation, propaganda and information aggression, based on interviews with nearly two dozen Ukrainian practitioners
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Wagner communities continue to thrive on VK despite Russian government crackdown
VK pages temporarily removed "Wagner" from their names and used other tactics to avoid the Kremlin's wrath following the failed June 2023 mutiny
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
DFRLab research highlights from 2023
From the war in Ukraine to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, the DFRLab's international team of researchers investigated information operations and online harms around the world
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Russian War Report: Putin to run for re-election in annexed regions of Ukraine
The Central Election Commission confirmed the possibility of holding presidential elections in illegally annexed Ukrainian territories.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
The Kremlin and its proxies attempted to deflect the “spy antennas” scandal in Moldova
Pro-Russian entities attempted to divert attention away from the growing volume of potential intel-gathering equipment on its embassy roof
