Daniel Suárez Pérez
Daniel Suárez Pérez is a research associate for Latin America at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) based in Colombia.
As a Colombian journalist, Daniel has experience in armed conflict researches and journalism projects to investigate violence against local leaders and communities in Latin America. Daniel have been working in collaboration with organizations to promote data journalism and empower women in media, such as Chicas Poderosas, Hacks/Hackers and School of Data. Daniel research focus is identifying, exposing and explaining disinformation on digital media in Latin America.
June 2023
Activists and experts assemble in Costa Rica to protect human rights in the digital age
Our Digital Forensic Research Lab is convening top tech thinkers and human-rights defenders at RightsCon to collaborate on an agenda for advancing rights globally.
September 2022
Russia-based Facebook operation targeted Europe with anti-Ukraine messaging
A network of inauthentic assets uncovered by the DFRLab promoted Kremlin narratives in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, Latvia and the UK.
August 2022
Colombian PR firms used Facebook ads to spread disinfo on presidential candidates
Facebook ads, websites, and fringe media spread disinformation about several candidates, including President Gustavo Petro.
