• Research Associate

Alyssa Kann

Alyssa Kann is a research associate at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab based in Washington, DC. Her work on influence operations and disinformation has been cited by CBS News, CNN, the Washington PostCyberScoop, and more.

Kann previously worked in an academic lab studying extremism, where she specialized in social network analysis. She earned her BA at Brandeis University on a merit scholarship, where she graduated magna cum laude studying international politics, economics, and environmental studies. For her senior honors thesis, she analyzed meme campaigns targeting presidential candidates. While an undergraduate, she was a publications assistant for a social-justice festival, as well as a teaching assistant for environmental science and diplomacy classes.

May 2021

Facebook removes network boosting Mexican mayoral campaign

by Luiza Bandeira, Alyssa Kann

Assets promoted Mexico’s National Action Party
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February 2021

Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in government-aligned social media campaign

by Tessa Knight, Alyssa Kann

Websites implicated in Facebook takedown that involved government employees engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior.
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September 2020

How Manny from Diary of a Wimpy Kid galvanized political activism on TikTok

by Alyssa Kann, Max Rizzuto

Manny Heffley became a political symbol for young TikTok users to support Black Lives Matter protests around police brutality.
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