United States
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
Tue, Sep 19, 2023
Pro-Kremlin groups mobilize online supporters to attack Tbilisi Pride Festival
Pro-Kremlin actors stormed the Tbilisi Pride Festival in July 2023, burning rainbow and Ukrainian flags
by Sopo Gelava
Thu, Sep 14, 2023
Panda exchange program targeted by misinformation, driving anti-US narratives in China
Chinese media capitalized on emotionally resonant rumors about alleged panda abuse in the United States amid deteriorating US-China relations
Wed, Sep 6, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ+ narratives connect disparate neo-fascist groups
Neo-Nazi groups are taking their online collaborations offline as they continue to threaten LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities
by Meghan Conroy and Jon Lewis
Wed, May 31, 2023
Pro-government Twitter accounts push hashtag promoting Egypt’s support for human rights
Twitter accounts identified as part of a network promoting pro-government content initiated a hashtag in support of government actions
by Dina Sadek
Wed, Mar 29, 2023
TikTok in the dock
Whether or not the US bans TikTok, the real issue is the danger presented by all social media platforms as they currently operate, argues Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Seth Stodder.
by Seth Stodder
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Notorious hate group website displayed prominently in Google search results
Google displays Patriot Front URL in search results sidebar despite blocking other racist website URLs from appearing there.
by Alyssa Kann
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
How Chinese social media reacted to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Interest in Pelosi visit skyrocketed on Weibo before news fatigue set in.
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
Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Democracy + Tech Initiative Director Rose Jackson Testifies to Senate
Rose Jackson, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab)’s Democracy & Tech Initiative testified to the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband’s Thursday hearing on Disrupting Dangerous Algorithms: Addressing the Harms of Persuasive Technology.
Thu, Dec 3, 2020
#StopTheSteal protest website tied to extremist-linked activist’s digital marketing firm
Website directed people to event information,
Fri, Mar 6, 2020
Coronavirus used to stoke fear of NATO exercise in Europe
Anti-NATO activists claim NATO troops will spread COVID-19 as a result of the ongoing exercise
