Fifth January 6 Hearing Shows Scope of Attempts to Undermine Democracy Weaponized disinformation and propaganda narratives were used to attempt to degrade the American public's faith in democracy in tandem with a private pressure campaign.
Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings The second set of House hearings focused on the role of false narratives in motivating the United States Capitol insurrection in January 2021.
How to Fight Disinformation — Part IV: Signaling and Dog Whistling One of the most difficult disinformation techniques to describe is also one of the most straightforward to defeat, which is not to say it is easy.
Anatomy of an Inauthentically Organized Campaign Disinformation campaigns depend on real-world events to offer an illusion of popularity for unpopular ideas, but they're easy to spot when you know what to look for.
Wi Spa Weaponized Disinformation Campaign A viral video followed by far right protests and a brawl is being sold as authentically organized, but people involved are linked directly to known disinformation networks.
Foreign Influence Agents Goaded Trump Forums After U.S. Elections, Researchers Say Graphika's report finds that suspected Russian agents pushed 'Stop the Steal,' other anti-democratic narratives.
International Disinfo Machines Turning After State-Sponsored Kidnapping of Belarusian Journalist Botnets, professional trolls, and enablers are following what should be by now a very familiar pattern.
Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report The Center for Countering Digital Hate and Anti-Vax Watch say the majority of disinformation comes from just twelve purveyors, most of whom remain on platforms despite openly flouting stated rules and guidelines.
How to Fight Disinformation: Part II — Gaslighting The brazen and blatant lies of gaslighting campaigns are difficult to fight with fact-checking alone, but they can be defeated through a multidisciplinary approach.
Flint Robocalls Purportedly Advised Voters to Avoid Long Lines and ‘Vote Tomorrow’ Michigan's Attorney General warned of election day robocalls received by Flint residents warning of "long lines" -- and advising them to vote "tomorrow."
