Esteban Ponce de León
Esteban Ponce de León is a resident fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) of the Atlantic Council. Esteban specializes in open-source research, online disinformation, and influence operations, with a focus on developing open-source intelligence tools and research methods grounded in data science. His work focuses in developing methods to integrate artificial intelligence models into digital research workflows to enhance open research, as well as developing methodology frameworks to assess artificial intelligence language models capabilities and risks for the information environment.
May 2021
Misinformation about Colombia’s national strike spreads online and on air
Colombian social media accounts and legacy media amplified false and misleading claims amid the ongoing Colombian protests
April 2021
Digital Autocracy: Maduro’s control of the Venezuelan information environment
A 16-month monitoring report that analyzes the information environment in Venezuela, exploring the Maduro regime’s tactics when promoting influence operations in the country and abroad.
January 2021
Facebook removes inauthentic assets using AI-generated faces in Argentina
Network used fake profiles to create fictitious personas supporting Argentina’s Kirchnerism political movement
