A year of major UN conversations reopens the debate about the role of governments in the management of the internet.

Some tricks to identify fake Twitter accounts

A deep fake of President Zelenskyy, Russia threatens to block YouTube, and an information fog surrounding the Russian TV journalist who conducted on-air protest.

Army labeled reports of the October 20 fatal shooting of at least 10 civilian protesters as fake, despite evidence to the contrary

Site published spurious fact-checks & other content that were amplified by over 50 Indian diplomatic accounts on Twitter & Facebook

Proliferation of hate speech on social media has the capacity to cause real-world harm amidst an increasingly violent civil war

Part One — Seven key take aways from a comprehensive archive of known Russian and Iranian troll operations

Inauthentic pages linked to Sputnik promoted its content

How a convergence of disinformation, domestic extremists and anti-democracy movements reached a horrifying climax at the U.S. Capitol.

On Wednesday, Matt Taibbi released the most recent installment of his “Twitter Files” in which he names the Atlantic Council’s Digital…

Gauging far-right and far-left traffic before anti-Trump protests

Network uncovered by the DFRLab promoted Kremlin narratives in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, Latvia and the UK

Kremlin media amplified narrative until mainstream coverage on the risk of weapons smuggling allegedly gave it credence

Operators worked across platforms to spread lies and impersonate political figures

Accounts exhibiting signs of coordination amplify divisive copypasta targeting both sides of the conflict

Russian Telegram channels possibly linked to Ghostwriter amplified forged letters published by hacktivist assets

February 28 shelling from Russia into Kharkiv resulted in at least eleven deaths in three separate neighborhoods

Facebook identified a network of pages originating from Iran targeting more than a dozen countries in eight languages

Over 100 accounts targeted Juan Guaidó following the January 5 elections in Venezuela

The DFRLab launches an interactive, open-source database that captures allegations of foreign interference relevant to the 2020 election. It assesses the credibility, objectivity, evidence, transpa...

Preliminary analysis on accounts suspended by Facebook for inauthentic behavior surrounding politics in the United States

What happened was a result of months’ worth of post-election conspiracy theories and incitement to action

In a further attempt to justify its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin once again accused Ukraine of provoking Russia by developing dirty bombs and biological weapons.

Inauthentic assets posed as independent news entities targeting political actors and presidential elections in the region

New Releases February 12, 2024The Kremlin’s Efforts to Spread Deadly Disinformation in Africa The U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center is exposing Russia’s intelligence services for...

Network uncovered by the DFRLab promoted Kremlin narratives in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, Latvia and the UK

Site published spurious fact-checks & other content that were amplified by over 50 Indian diplomatic accounts on Twitter & Facebook

Twitter accounts run by authoritarian state media suddenly began to gain followers; Twitter acknowledged a change in policy three weeks later

Leaked chat logs suggest Puerto Rican officials may have played a role in encouraging troll accounts to boost pro-government hashtags…

The DFRLab hosts the launch of its newest report on the dynamics of peer-to-peer messaging apps with an expert conversation on how policy makers and platforms can mitigate the spread of harmful...

Verified images place Russian military satellite communications systems in eastern Ukraine

The decentralized hacker movement has vowed to free the people of Iran, mirroring chants of protesters on the street

Joint DFRLab-BBC Verify investigation exposes the largest information operation ever uncovered on popular social media platform TikTok.

Recent high-resolution satellite imagery reveals Russian Air Force is building hangars for their aircraft in Khmeimim Air Base

BM-27 220mm multiple rocket launchers spotted on trains in Belarus, some within range of the Ukrainian border

Newly geolocated social media footage suggests redeployment began prior to US-Russia negotiations in Geneva

A panel discussion with experts examining the relationship between law enforcement, the military, and domestic violent extremist groups in the United States.

A joint research project from the Digital Forensic Research Lab and the Associate Press on information environments during the first six months of COVID-19.

How the Kremlin and its disinformation networks use logical fallacies to dismiss, dismay, distract, and distort

What effect Russia’s U.S. operation had and how to respond

Civilians have been found dead, many with their hands bound and simply left on the street, in Bucha. Despite the evidence, the Kremlin is trying to cover it up through disinformation and confusion.

A primer on the presence of Russian vehicle-based UAV systems in the Donbas

Newly uncovered imagery from 2015 shows Russian drone operated out of Ukraine

Political tensions rise as leading conservative politicians repeatedly term COVID-19 as a Chinese or “foreign” disease

Eritrean officials promoted a report undermining evidence of violence in Tigray, claiming an international disinfo campaign

What the latest legal action in the United States reveals about the Russian Internet Agency

Network uncovered by DFRLab and removed by Facebook linked to Honoré Mvula and his political youth organization

This report by the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) provides an overview and analysis of the shifts observed in domestic extremist movements since the 2021 Capitol attack.

The Digital Forensic Research Lab’s Democracy + Tech Initiative centers human rights and democracy in technology and policy debates.

Influence operation promoted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and attacked his rivals

Two of three stories on the Skripal case shared on social media are from the Kremlin’s media outlets

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Google, Meta, and Twitter are taking action against Russian state-owned media accounts to limit the spread of harmful information online.

Open-source web traffic analysis reveals significant decrease in the Kremlin outlet’s reach

DFRLab analysis of nearly 6,000 Telegram channels identified distinct “communities” ranging from MAGA supporters to QAnon

Facebook removed more than 1,700 assets linked to Egyptian digital marketing firms targeting audiences in Middle East and North Africa

Hindu Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Sanstha continue to stoke sectarian tensions using Facebook pages and groups

A conversation on the release of the Election Integrity Partnership's report, "The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election"

The successful attack on Capitol Hill will fuel years of recruitment and mythologizing for post-Trump extremists

The Digital Forensic Research Lab’s Democracy + Tech Initiative centers human rights and democracy in technology and policy debates.

U.S. activists echo Kremlin’s argument on Ukrainian Nazis and American hypocrisy

The U.S. intelligence community will review the midterm elections for evidence of foreign interference.

Network with links to Russia’s Internet Research Agency promoted oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian naval presence in Sudan

The Kremlin’s narrative on the Novichok poisoning sounds familiar

The social network removed content connected to Strategic Culture Foundation, a disinfo network amplifying anti-Western sentiment

Satellite imagery and open-source evidence reveals ongoing Russian buildup

Nine out of the top ten political Telegram channels in Russia spread Kremlin pro-war propaganda