Ukraine
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Tailored Russian disinformation targets Polish farmer protests
Kremlin-backed actors attempt to sow division between Poland and Ukraine
Wed, May 22, 2024
Russian information operations targeted Ukraine and NATO during the battle for Avdiivka
Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels and state media pushed multiple narratives to undermine Ukraine and its western partners
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 12, 2024
Doppelganger targets Ukrainian and French audiences via Facebook ads
The latest iteration of the Russian information operation reveals an increasing sophistication in tactics against Ukraine and other audiences
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
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
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Massive Russian influence operation targeted former Ukrainian defense minister on TikTok
Joint DFRLab-BBC Verify investigation exposes the largest information operation ever uncovered on the platform
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Pro-Kremlin actors amplify video to target multinational military exercises in Moldova
A video featuring a local Moldovan farmer accosting military personnel participating in multinational exercise was used as a pretext to attack the West
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Russian War Report: Civilian cafe attacked and a fake Ukrainian news site is exposed
A suspicious website impersonating a Ukrainian news agency accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian leadership of corruption and misusing aid provided by the United States.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Anti-Ukraine Telegram network targets audiences in nine languages
Network is linked to a former member of the Security Service of Ukraine