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Networks of pro-Kremlin Telegram channels spread disinformation at a global scale
Networks of pro-Kremlin Telegram channels spread disinformation at a global scale
Three networks comprising fifty-six channels targeted Telegram users in twenty countries and ten languages
@DFRLab
Mar 1, 2023
Data leak suggests crackdown on anti-war social media posts by Russia’s telecom regulator
Data leak suggests crackdown on anti-war social media posts by Russia’s telecom regulator
Roskomnadzor reportedly deleted 150,000 anti-war posts and intends to deploy bot farms to censor anti-war content
@DFRLab
Feb 9, 2023
How Russian YouTube copycat RUTUBE promotes pro-Kremlin narratives
How Russian YouTube copycat RUTUBE promotes pro-Kremlin narratives
RUTUBE’s mix of Kremlin narratives and entertainment has seen a surge of referral traffic since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine
@DFRLab
Jan 30, 2023
Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels try to convince Latvians their government is ‘fascist’
Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels try to convince Latvians their government is ‘fascist’
Newly created pro-Kremlin Telegram channels target Russian speakers in Latvia
@DFRLab
Jan 20, 2023
How China funds foreign influence campaigns
How China funds foreign influence campaigns
CCP financial statements reveal details of influence operations, from news programming to documentaries to feature films
@DFRLab
Jan 12, 2023
2022 at the DFRLab: a year in review
2022 at the DFRLab: a year in review
The Digital Forensic Research Lab investigated online harms and documented stories of resilience from Ukraine to Uvalde
@DFRLab
Dec 22, 2022
Analyzing the volume of Kremlin narratives targeting the Spanish-speaking world
Analyzing the volume of Kremlin narratives targeting the Spanish-speaking world
Engagement with RT en Español content decreased on Facebook but continues to flourish on Twitter
@DFRLab
Nov 30, 2022
Election fraud narratives surge on Brazilian Twitter following Bolsonaro defeat
Election fraud narratives surge on Brazilian Twitter following Bolsonaro defeat
#BrazilWasStolen hashtag spreads across Twitter and other platforms
@DFRLab
Nov 18, 2022
How inauthentic Facebook accounts targeted detained Moroccan journalists
How inauthentic Facebook accounts targeted detained Moroccan journalists
Facebook removed a network of user accounts with potential links to Morocco-based campaign de-platformed in 2021
@DFRLab
Nov 17, 2022
China spearheads social media campaign to attack civil society in Zimbabwe
China spearheads social media campaign to attack civil society in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party targets opposition figures with Chinese government assistance
@DFRLab
Nov 9, 2022
How the September 2022 Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes played out online
How the September 2022 Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes played out online
Inorganic Twitter activity, graphic Telegram footage of war crimes, and TikTok bans all surfaced in wake of recent clashes
@DFRLab
Nov 7, 2022
Facebook pages used bait-and-switch to exploit sympathies for Ukraine war
Facebook pages used bait-and-switch to exploit sympathies for Ukraine war
Emotionally charged Facebook posts about the Ukraine war were later edited to promote clickbait articles
@DFRLab
Nov 2, 2022
Pro-Kremlin media praise Putin’s leadership overseeing nuclear drills
Pro-Kremlin media praise Putin’s leadership overseeing nuclear drills
Kremlin media emphasized Putin’s leadership role conducting annual Grom nuclear drills
@DFRLab
Oct 28, 2022
What Russia reads on Telegram
What Russia reads on Telegram
Nine out of the top ten political Telegram channels in Russia spread Kremlin pro-war propaganda
@DFRLab
Oct 21, 2022
Chinese state media, content farms spread anti-UK narratives to halt Hong Kong emigration
Chinese state media, content farms spread anti-UK narratives to halt Hong Kong emigration
Narratives amplified UK’s COVID challenges and presented its Hong Kong visa program as a scam
@DFRLab
Oct 20, 2022
Pro-Kremlin influencers reignite Zelenskyy “green screen” theory
Pro-Kremlin influencers reignite Zelenskyy “green screen” theory
Narrative recycles old footage of the Ukrainian president recording a hologram to allege he fled the country
@DFRLab
Oct 14, 2022
Analysis: Why Iranian protesters are embracing Anonymous
Analysis: Why Iranian protesters are embracing Anonymous
The decentralized hacker movement has vowed to free the people of Iran, mirroring chants of protesters on the street
@DFRLab
Oct 13, 2022
Russia-based Facebook operation targeted Europe with anti-Ukraine messaging
Russia-based Facebook operation targeted Europe with anti-Ukraine messaging
Network uncovered by the DFRLab promoted Kremlin narratives in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, Latvia and the UK
@DFRLab
Sep 27, 2022
How Chinese social media reacted to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
How Chinese social media reacted to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Interest in Pelosi visit skyrocketed on Weibo before news fatigue set in
@DFRLab
Sep 13, 2022
Russia-aligned hacktivists stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Poland
Russia-aligned hacktivists stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Poland
Russian Telegram channels possibly linked to Ghostwriter amplified forged letters published by hacktivist assets
@DFRLab
Sep 9, 2022
Pro-Kremlin Wikipedia alternative off to a rough start
Pro-Kremlin Wikipedia alternative off to a rough start
Member-only pages, restrictive content policies, and a lack of transparency: Runiversalis is a wiki in name only
@DFRLab
Sep 1, 2022
WeChat channels keep Chinese students in US tied to the motherland
WeChat channels keep Chinese students in US tied to the motherland
How Chinese government perspectives are reinforced among Chinese students at US universities via WeChat
@DFRLab
Aug 31, 2022
How CSSAs reinforce official narratives to expat Chinese students on WeChat
How CSSAs reinforce official narratives to expat Chinese students on WeChat
The DFRLab analyzed WeChat articles from Chinese Students and Scholars Associations across the US, UK, Canada and Australia
@DFRLab
Aug 31, 2022
Twitter campaign pushes anti-Ukraine hashtag into Poland’s trending list
Twitter campaign pushes anti-Ukraine hashtag into Poland’s trending list
Largely inauthentic campaign pushed #StopUkrainizacjiPolski to the top of Poland’s trending list over the course of four days
@DFRLab
Aug 30, 2022
How Russia promoted the claim that Ukraine re-sold French howitzers for profit
How Russia promoted the claim that Ukraine re-sold French howitzers for profit
Kremlin media amplified narrative until mainstream coverage on the risk of weapons smuggling allegedly gave it credence
@DFRLab
Jul 21, 2022
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