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Top Stories published by DFRLab in April of 2018

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Logical Fallacies Fuel Kremlin Disinfo

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

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#SyriaStrikes: Conflicting Claims

Russia and the West clash over what was struck, and where

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#PutinAtWar: Social Media Surge on Skripal

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

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#TrollTracker: Kremlin Supporters Strike Back

Pro-Kremlin Twitter users dismiss, distort, distract, and dismay

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#PutinAtWar: Far Right Converges on “False Flag” in Syria

Pro-Kremlin, pro-Assad, and far right online communities align to claim chemical weapons attack was a “false flag”

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#TrollTracker: Russian Trolls on Reddit

Assessing the St. Petersburg troll farm’s Reddit activity

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#PutinAtWar: Iraq Reconsiders Its Military Equipment Suppliers

A video released by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense confirms their purchase of Russian T-90S tanks

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#MinskMonitor: Russian Fighting Vehicles Appear at Border?

Two videos show alleged Russian convoy of BMP-3 vehicles in the Rostov Oblast

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#BotSpot: Bots Target Malaysian Elections

17,000 bots target Malaysian opposition party ahead of the General Elections on May 9

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#TrollTracker: Disinformation Surge from Skripal to Syria

Assessing Western claims of a spike in Syria-related disinformation

These were the top 10 stories published by DFRLab in April of 2018. You can also dive into daily archives for April of 2018 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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