Top stories published by DFRLab in 2017

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#BotSpot: Twelve Ways to Spot a Bot

Some tricks to identify fake Twitter accounts

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Apr 7, 2017

How the alt-right brought #SyriaHoax to America

Tracing the “false flag” claim back to a pro-Assad website

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Feb 9, 2017

Spread it on Reddit

How a fake story about Angela Merkel led to a far-right cluster on Reddit

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Nov 14, 2017

How A Russian Troll Fooled America

Reconstructing the life of a covert Kremlin influence account

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May 5, 2017

Hashtag Campaign: #MacronLeaks

Alt-right attacks Macron in last ditch effort to sway French Election

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May 8, 2017

Russia’s Fake “Electronic Bomb”

How a fake based on a parody spread to the Western mainstream

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May 6, 2017

#MacronLeaks Campaign Hits Resistance

French internet users mock alt-right US twitter storm

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Aug 7, 2017

#FireMcMaster, explained

How alt-right media and a handful of Twitter bots tried to get the United States National Security Advisor fired

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Feb 21, 2017

Portrait of a botnet

Uncovering a network of fake Trump supporters set up to make money from clicks

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Jul 23, 2017

Polish Astroturfers Attack… Astroturfing

Coordinated Twitter campaign accuses others of coordination

These were the top 10 stories published by DFRLab in 2017. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2017 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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