• Associate Director of Capacity Building

Sayyara Mammadova

Sayyara Mammadova is associate director, capacity building at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) where she manages the organization’s global training portfolio and develops strategies for program implementation. Mammadova also leads the DFRLab’s large-scale capacity building initiatives, including the internationally recognized Digital Sherlocks program and G7 RRM DTNR Detection Academy.

Specializing in disinformation, fact-checking, and open-source intelligence (OSINT), Mammadova investigates malign influence operations and trains practitioners in digital investigative techniques. She regularly delivers workshops and speaks at international conferences on countering disinformation and open-source investigative methods.

Mammadova serves as an assessor at the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN). She also led the development of TG Collector (TGC), an open-source tool for Telegram-based investigations.

July 2023

Russian War Report: Russian conspiracy alleges false flag at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Allegations of a supposedly US and Ukraine-planned false flag operation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant spread across social media ahead of the NATO Summit.
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June 2023

Russian War Report: Kremlin denies that it targeted civilians in a missile attack on a pizza restaurant

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

A deadly Russian missile strike on a cafe in Kramatorsk leaves a dozen dead and more injured. Post-mutiny, Wagner's future in Africa is up in the air.
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June 2023

Russian War Report Special Edition: Prigozhin and Wagner forces mutiny against Moscow

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

A special edition of the Russian War Report on Wagner Group's mutiny against the Russian military and occupation of Rostov.
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