Top stories published by DFRLab in May of 2018

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

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#BreakingSyria: Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria

Israel provided open source information about IDF strikes in Syria, including a destroyed Pantsir-S-1

#ElectionWatch: Doctored Video Goes Viral Ahead of Elections in Moldova

A doctored viewed half a million times ahead of the local elections in Chisinau

YouTube’s Kremlin Disinformation Problem

Kremlin-funded content is *really* good at baiting YouTube’s search results

#DigitalResistance: Protest Grows in Russia

How the movement against internet censorship in Russia grew

#ElectionWatch: Russian Bots In Mexico?

Fact-checking claims of bots boosting Mexican messages

#PutinAtWar: Russian Jet Crashes Off Syrian Coast

Photos surface on social media allegedly capturing a Russian fighter jet crashing in Syria

#MinskMonitor: Ukraine Takes Control of Village Near Horlivka

Capture of Chyhyri highlights recent Ukrainian offensive

Why We’re Partnering With Facebook on Election Integrity

Working together to ensure tools designed to bring us closer together, don’t drive us further apart

#MinskMonitor: Ukrainian Drone Bombs Separatist Trenches

Improvisations in air warfare with weaponized drones in the Donbas

#PutinAtWar: US Tanks to Join Russian Military Parade

Russia recovers and refurbishes WWII Sherman M4 tanks and highlights the effort ahead of Victory Day

Kremlin-funded content is really* good at baiting YouTube’s search results*