We spoke with Rozana Tuzsanszka, co-founder of the Transcarpathian news portal Varosh, about Russian disinformation affecting Transcarpathia and the media situation there. Source| English
With fewer and fewer Russians ready to volunteer for the war in Ukraine, Putin is seeking to recruit more foreign fighters from across Africa, Asia, and beyond, writes David Kirichenko. The post Putin seeks more foreign fighters amid mounting Russian losses in Ukraine appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
In an interview with the ECPS, Dr. Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Newcastle University, examines how digital […]| ECPS
In an interview with the ECPS, Dr. Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Newcastle University, examines how digital […]| ECPS
The posts lack a clear disclaimer indicating that they are satire and are often perceived as real news, portraying the current Estonian government in a negative light.| DFRLab
REVISIT SERIES - An updated post from July 2015| Now Appearing
Three gay Spanish influencers are building bridges between LGBTQ+ voters and anti-immigration parties, part of a growing "homonationalist" movement fracturing Europe's progressive coalitions The post Meet Las Marifachas, Spain’s Queer Conservatives appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
The video was live on Facebook and Instagram for two months.| Mother Jones
We investigate a coordinated network of inauthentic X accounts that is spreading AI-generated content to induce revolt in Iran. The network has been active since 2023, but increased activity during the Iran-Israel conflict in June 2025.| The Citizen Lab
This is not a balanced report – it’s one-sided propaganda! I want to share something very important with you – my response to the Islamophobia report which was commissioned by the Albanese government and produced by the Special Envoy to ‘Combat Islamophobia’ over a three-year period. The author, Mr Malik Aftab, is a United Nations Alliance of Civilisations ‘Global Expert’ on Muslim Affairs. For many reasons, the report is a frustrating body of work that fundamentally fails t...| Malcolm Roberts
Outside China, WeChat is a conduit for translating and circulating English-language information among the Chinese diaspora. Australian domestic political campaigns exploit the gaps between platform governance and national media policy, using Chinese-language digital media outlets that publish through WeChat’s “Official Accounts” feature, to reproduce disinformation from English-language sources. The post Contextualizing critical disinformation during the 2023 Voice referendum on WeChat:...| HKS Misinformation Review
Heidi Boghosian delivers a powerful and meticulously researched call to arms for a digitally overwhelmed society grappling with declining civic engagement and the manipulation of truth in the digital age in her new book Cyber Citizens: Saving Democracy with Digital Literacy. With sharp insight and urgency, Boghosian—the director of the AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and| CovertAction Magazine
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A coordinated online campaign relied on Christian traditionalist and anti-EU rhetoric to mobilize voters against PAS. The post Targeting the faithful: Pro-Russia campaign engages Moldova’s Christian voters appeared first on DFRLab.| DFRLab
Russia-linked operation active since at least 2024 is using paid 'activists' to target Moldovan vote The post Paid to post: Russia-linked ‘digital army’ seeks to undermine Moldovan election appeared first on DFRLab.| DFRLab
Several anonymous social media profiles are spreading a video claiming that the drones that entered Poland in September were in fact launched by Ukraine, not Russia. Allegedly, this was part of a larger plan to divide Ukraine. There is no basis for such claims. The drones that entered Poland were Russian.| Re:Baltica
REST Media has garnered millions of views on social media for its content targeting Moldova’s pro-EU leadership. Researchers say it’s a Kremlin operation.| CyberScoop
There is no doubt science is currently suffering from a credibility crisis. This thought-provoking book argues that, ironically, science’s credibility is being undermined by tools created by scientists themselves. Scientific disinformation and damaging conspiracy theories are rife because of the internet that science created, the scientific demand for empirical evidence and statistical significance leads to data torturing and confirmation bias, Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
According to recent reporting by Taylor Lorenz in Wired, a secretive dark money group is funding influencers to post pro-Democratic Party messaging on social media services—paying them up to $8,000 per month...| CovertAction Magazine
European climate experts say the pro-fossil fuel arguments are based on climate disinformation.| Inside Climate News
I don’t often recycle content here on the C-suite Blueprint. This entry is an exception given the increasing peril journalism (and, indeed, our entire society) currently faces. The piece below is republished from August 2022 with no edits. There are, however, some updates that bear mentioning. First, when Jennifer Rubin penned the op-ed referenced, she […]| C-suite Blueprint
THREAT INTELLIGENCE REPORTSubject: Coordinated Disinformation Surge Regarding Donald Trump’s Health StatusDate Range: August 27–30, 2025Report Date: August 30, 2025Prepared by: DisinfoTracker …| Krypt3ia
Trump’s Alaska summit was more than diplomatic theater, it exposed how authoritarians weaponize our collective amnesia to reshape narratives and seize control The post The Alaska Spectacle and the War on Memory appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
On July 22nd, Health & Medicine’s Senior Policy Analyst, Mayra Diaz, delivered remarks to Chicago’s City Council at a hearing for the Committee on Health and Human Relations. The hearing […] The post Senior Policy Analyst Mayra Diaz delivers testimony on disinformation and underinvestment in public health appeared first on Health & Medicine Policy Research Group.| Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
The conservative right has been on a crusade to purge the teaching of critical race theory and aspects of U.S. history that reflect negatively on the country’s past and, hence, might encourage critical thinking about the present. Most academic historians teaching in the Ivy League and at other institutions of higher education are indeed liberals| CovertAction Magazine
Discover the 17 most dangerous types of social cyberattacks—like deepfakes, phishing, and AI-generated misinformation—and how we can stop them.| Blue Headline
For as long as Meta’s ad review process allows these health products to run ads, false claims will continue to reach Facebook users way faster before fact checkers can spot and debunk them| RAPPLER
Unprecedented “binary” horse race no longer in place [Ottawa – June 24, 2025] Three months after securing a fourth mandate, the Liberals are still riding high, holding steady at 43.2 points. Meanwh…| EKOS Politics
Written by Sameer Patil. This article discusses how the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict unveiled a new chapter of cyber warfare and cognitive warfare. As the two nations exchanged conventional blo…| Taiwan Insight
Why a prominent speaker at a global conference on artificial intelligence was silenced The post AI, the UN and the performance of virtue appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
Ryan's testimony at International Grand Chamber: RTB data breach enables disinformation. Enforcers can be sued.| Dr Johnny Ryan FRHistS
Fabricated claims about the United States operating biolabs in Armenia were spread through a coordinated campaign across Telegram, fringe sites, and social media.| DFRLab
Editor’s Note ur second issue of the year arrives at a difficult time for our school and nation. With over 3000 Americans dying every day from the COVID-19 pandemic, a country recovering from the invasion of its capitol, and Stanford students once again prohibited from coming to campus, it is easy to despair on the [...] The post Stanford Politics Magazine: January 2021 appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics
Is the Kremlin’s contested influence in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia a sign of its waning relevance? The post Resisting the Authoritarian Playbook in the South Caucasus appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
Trusted organizations and resources offering accurate information, tools for preparedness, and community defense strategies. The post Los Angeles Immigration Resources and Calls to Action appeared first on The Revolutionary Love Project.| The Revolutionary Love Project
The potential for harm entrenched in mis- and disinformation content, regardless of intentionality, opens space for a new analytical agenda to investigate the weaponization of identity-based features like gender, race, and ethnicity through the lens of violence. Therefore, we lay out the triangle of violence to support new studies aiming to investigate multimedia content, victims,| Misinformation Review
[Ottawa – June 10, 2025] In our latest poll, we examine a the post-election rebound in national confidence, unity, and trust, as well as the lasting impacts of polarization and disinformation.| EKOS Politics
L’idée d’une éducation aux médias « by design », c’est-à-dire dès leur conception De l’aveu de Maja Cappello, coordinatrice d’IRIS et responsable du département Informations juridiques de l’Observatoire européen de l’audiovisuel, « même pour les experts en médias, il devient de plus en plus facile de se noyer dans une mer de contenus et d’informations, […] L’article L’éducation aux médias et l’autonomisation des utilisateurs est apparu en premier sur La...| La revue européenne des médias et du numérique
In this powerful episode, Rod Berger engages with historian Julien Reitzenstein to unpack the modern resurgence of fascism worldwide.| Fair Observer
By Vincent DiFonzo ’25, Managing Editor Russia Today is an English-language Russian state-owned media outlet widely known for its biased reporting and spread of misinformation in order to def…| Ike's Anvil
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” is something I would say at the risk of alienating the younger readership of this blog, but given that most of us are old here, it should be fine. I have been busy working on Russian Neo-Nazis, so I almost forgot that back […]| The Duck of Minerva
The Pravda Dashboard reveals how Russia's global network circumvents sanctions on prohibited content.| DFRLab
A sustained, coordinated social media harassment and doxxing campaign – which we codenamed JUICYJAM – targeting the pro-democracy movement in Thailand has run uninterrupted, and unchallenged, since at least August 2020. Through our analysis of public social media posts we determined that the campaign was not only inauthentic, but the information revealed could not have been reasonably sourced from a private individual.| The Citizen Lab
How do you create an empowering, collaborative therapist-patient relationship? Gender therapist Dara Hoffman-Fox offers tips for both sides.| genderqueer.me
When considering hormones, there can be high variability in terms of individual goals, bodies, needs, risks, and reactions. I get a lot of questions from readers that I can't always answer, so I reached out to Dr Kevin Hatfield for insight.| genderqueer.me
Charlie takes the stage at Stanford MedX conference on Sunday Sept 17th at 12pm PST to talk about trans health research. Watch the live stream online.| genderqueer.me
If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted, it is how digital misinformation can severely impact public discourse and decision-making. It| European Science-Media Hub
The Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (CITIC) at the University of A Coruña will host the event from April 21 to 25, aiming to provide participants with an expert, realistic, and comprehensive understanding of the competency needs in the field of hybrid technologies research.| HYBRIDS
The Assault on Science – Responding to Disinformation.| Muskoka Watershed Council
The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) is an organization of evangelical Christians who are degreed scientists and who gather to discuss how their science and their faith interact. The 2024 annual meeting of the ASA was held in late July on … Continue reading →| Letters to Creationists
As part of MSCA’s policy feedback series, this event fosters a dialogue between researchers, EU policymakers, practitioners, and civil society organizations to address emerging challenges and opportunities in the realm of digital democracy and disinformation. HYBRIDS was identified as a good practice project of high relevance for the event, particularly for its contributions to tackling disinformation and supporting democratic participation through interdisciplinary research. | HYBRIDS
Our soundbites are our digital drugs. The post Facts, Soundbites, Disinfo: Who Decides What’s Real? appeared first on Tessa Fights Robots.| Tessa Fights Robots
Science fascinates us as children and challenges us as adults, a 33-year study by University of Michigan researchers reveals.| University of Michigan News
Advancements in AI technology, and the changing “information environment” undoubtedly influenced how voters made decisions.| Colorado Newsline
A movement originating in Ukraine has been spreading globally to systematically deliver climate disinformation under the guise of climate change awareness. Although its main premise — the world ending in 2036 — may seem fringe, its proponents recently secured an audience with Pope Francis and engaged a registered lobbyist to work on their behalf in the US.| Context.ro
The event will be divided into two main thematic blocks: “Threats to Democracy and Analysis of Public Discourse” (October 22-23), and “Artificial Intelligence and Disinformation” (October 24-25). | HYBRIDS
With early voting ongoing, local officials say they are fighting a losing battle against fast-moving social media rumors.| Source New Mexico
Officials said they’ve put in place multiple new procedures specifically to deal with claims of election malfeasance and fraud from local voters.| CyberScoop
The judge called Tina Peters “a charlatan” after she gave a rambling defense of her actions.| CyberScoop
U.S. officials said they expect Russia, Iran and China to increase the cadence of influence operations targeting voters over the final two months of this election cycle.| CyberScoop
The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election.| CyberScoop
The increased use of deepfakes has raised questions around the responsibilities of social media platforms in identifying this content.| Interhacktives
By Raluca Tomoni, CiTIUS-USC Last week, Pablo Gamallo, the HYBRIDS project’s coordinator, had the honor of presenting the initiative to Spain’s Minister for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service, José Luis Escrivá. The presentation took place during the minister’s visit to CiTIUS (Centro Singular de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Intelixentes) at the University of Santiago de […]| HYBRIDS
By María Fernanda Romain, Newtral After one week of intense workshops, lectures, and exchanges among doctoral candidates, the HYBRIDS network concluded successfully the Second Joint Research Seminar in Evora, Portugal. “It was very productive and very interesting being here altogether,” expressed Erik Bran Marino, a doctoral candidate from the network. During these days, the students […]| HYBRIDS
By Irene Larraz, Newtral The event will take place from April 9th to 11th, and will explore the new methodologies in hybrid intelligence fundamentals to combat disinformation. Next week the Universidade de Évora will host the Hybrid Intelligence Foundations, an event that will delve into research methods, technologies, and approaches related to the foundations of […]| HYBRIDS
By Irene Larraz, Newtral Scheduled from April 8th to 11th, this event will delve into the methods, techniques, and research approaches related to Hybrid Intelligence Foundations, including presenting the doctoral consortium’s preliminary deliverables and thesis proposals. The HYBRIDS Project opens the registration for the Second Joint Research Seminar (JRS II). This event aims to provide […]| HYBRIDS
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By Irene Larraz, Newtral The University of Santiago de Compostela will be the venue for the initial gatherings between supervisors and doctoral candidates who will conduct research in the field of hybrid artificial intelligence The HYBRIDS project, which aims to equip researchers with the knowledge and tools necessary to tackle the challenges of hybrid artificial […]| HYBRIDS
By Maria Campins, Newtral Rubén Míguez is the Chief Technology Officer at Newtral Media Audiovisual (Spain) and member of HYBRIDS. He has been working at Newtral since 2018, and he is the leader of a team that has developed solutions based on artificial intelligence for the automation of fact-checking and fighting disinformation. Within this field, […]| HYBRIDS
HUNDREDS of secret reports show how @DHSgov’s @CISAgov, The GEC (@StateDept), @Stanford and others worked together to censor AMERICANS before the 2020 election, including true information, jokes, and opinions. The post Rep. Jim Jordan Report: THE WEAPONIZATION OF “DISINFORMATION” appeared first on Broken Truth.| Broken Truth
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HXBrL-mdowY| Underground Tradecraft
By Rylie Oswald John Kenneth White, author of Grand Old Unraveling, talks about combating political conspiracy theories during election season in a Author John Kenneth White talks about combatting conspiracy theories in a digital age.| University Press of Kansas
Do you check the reliability of your sources?| Insight
What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the U.K. government has responded.| POLITICO
Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.| CyberScoop
On June 21, 2024, Frank Graves was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Carleton University in recognition of a distinguished career in public opinion and policy research and o…| EKOS Politics
In an era where global elections are under increasing scrutiny, safeguarding the integrity of our electoral processes has never been more vital. Election interference, a pressing issue in recent years, threatens the very foundations of democracy. By understanding and preparing for these threats, we can ensure fair and transparent elections. This post explores the impact […] The post Fortifying Elections: Understanding and Preparing for Interference appeared first on Conducttr Blog.| Conducttr Blog
“In 2016, the CIA memorial wall had 111 stars, each representing an agent’s death. By the end of Trump’s term, there were 135 stars on the wall, a huge 22% increase. 24 dead agent…| Intel Today
Over the years we have established contacts with some other web sites and their owners who are friendly to our work and goals. In specific, during the past two years, we have developed a mutually supporting relationship with the owner of the montalk.net site. When we began researching the issue of Organic Portals, the owner was […]| Cassiopaea
Written by You-Hao Lai. Taiwan’s civil society played a critical role in countering disinformation during the 2024 election. This article details civil groups’ ongoing efforts in protec…| Taiwan Insight
A network of at least 123 websites operated from within the People’s Republic of China while posing as local news outlets in 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, disseminates pro-Beijing disinformation and ad hominem attacks within much larger volumes of commercial press releases. We name this campaign PAPERWALL. We attribute the PAPERWALL campaign to Shenzhen Haimaiyunxiang Media Co., Ltd., aka Haimai, a PR firm in China based on digital infrastructure linkages between the ...| The Citizen Lab
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Visit iPredator to download 40 free Cyberstealth and online deception themed images by Michael Nuccitelli, Psy.D.| iPredator - Cyberbullying, Cyberstalking, Cybercriminal Minds
