United States
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
Mon, Nov 4, 2024
Trends in China’s US election interference illustrate its longer game
Chinese malign information operations focusing on down-ballot Senate and House races rather than favoring a particular presidential candidate
Mon, Nov 4, 2024
Sockpuppet network impersonating Americans and Canadians amplifies pro-Israel narratives on X
A network of accounts on X using stolen and possibly AI-generated images coordinated to engage with accounts supportive of Israel
by Ali Chenrose
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Georgia’s ruling party using Facebook ads to claim Western interference in the country’s election
Facebook ads increased sharply over the course of September 2024 just ahead of the pivotal vote scheduled for October 26
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, Oct 9, 2024
Doppelganger websites persist one month following US government seizures
The Kremlin's fake website operation continues to maintain its online presence, publishing new content at rates similar to pre-seizure levels
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
FIMI 101: Foreign information manipulation and interference targeting the 2024 US general election
Foreign state and non-state actors are targeting Americans with false and misleading narratives to sow divisions ahead of the US election
by Dina Sadek
Wed, Sep 25, 2024
Crypto-scam hosts pop-up livestream featuring a deepfaked Elon Musk
'Traveling Circus' livestream raked in $50,000 over the course of two hours by featuring a deepfake of Musk to solicit investments
by Max Rizzuto
Mon, Sep 23, 2024
How pro-Kremlin influencers spread unfounded connections between Ukraine and a would-be Trump assassin
Ryan Routh's support for Ukraine quickly became online fodder for conspiracy theories
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Doppelganger: How Russia mimicked real news sites and created fake ones to target US audiences
Malign Russian information operation created websites posing as the Washington Post and FOX News as well as niche sites targeting US audiences
Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Fake it off: AI-generated Taylor Swift pics spark controversy
Viral fake Taylor Swift footage circulated on social media following a fake endorsement posted by Trump and Swift’s real endorsement of Harris
