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#PutinAtWar: Soviet Tanks Reactivated in Russia’s East

Variants of the outdated T-62 were reactivated for Russia’s Vostok 2018 exercise and headed westward

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#ElectionWatch: Misinformation Swirls Around Bolsonaro Attack

After the Brazilian front-runner was stabbed, both left and far-right groups try to shift the news in their favor

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#ElectionWatch: Boycott Campaign in Macedonia Features Familiar Characters

Far-right social media activity trying to drive down voter turnout ahead of Macedonian naming referendum

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#PutinAtWar: Russian Missiles Reach Combat Deployment in Iran

Photos show Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missiles ready in Iran

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#MinskMonitor: New Details on Zakharchenko Assassination

Rampant corruption may explain the separatist leader’s assassination

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#ElectionWatch: Disproportionate Support for Swedish Fringe Party

Unusual online support for ultra-nationalist group ahead of Swedish general elections

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#MinskMonitor: Supposed Security Service Video Actually Separatists

Suspicious video of supposed raid debunked as Russian-led separatist-produced fake

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#ElectionWatch: Influencers on Facebook Pivot to Support a Latvian Party

Facebook pages and groups started to promote a single political party prior to Latvian elections without explanation

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#ElectionWatch: Migration to Gab in Brazil

Bolsonaro’s supporters migrate to alt-right platform after Twitter’s crack down on hate speech

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#ElectionWatch: Fascist Falsification Ahead of Macedonian Referendum

Nazi accusations becoming a theme in effort to boycott Macedonia’s name referendum

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

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