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April 8th, 2021 12:05
German Lawmakers and Journalist Part Of Azerbaijani Influence Operation
US media is reporting on an Azerbaijani influence campaign centered on conservative German politicians. According to a VICE investigation. Azerbaijan has spent large sums of money attempting to buy itself...
March 30th, 2021 16:31
New Spanish Language Disinformation Website Linked To Falun Gong
The EU Disinfo Lab is reporting that Tierrapura.org, a newly founded Spanish-language disinformation website, is linked to the Epoch Times ecosystem, itself linked to the Chinese Falun Gong movement. According...
March 22nd, 2021 13:42
Epoch Times Tied To New Social Media Websites Promoting Disinformation
US media is reporting that The Epoch Times, a media operation associated with the Chinese Falun Gong movement, appears to be connected to several new social media websites spreading disinformation...
March 11th, 2021 13:21
Report Reveals Social Media Manipulations Prevalent In Over 80 Countries
Oxford University’s Internet Institute (OII) is reporting that according to a new OII survey, organized social media manipulation campaigns are being produced on an industrial scale by major governments, public...
January 7th, 2021 13:26
EDITORIAL: Yesterday’s Events in the United States
As the Global Influence Operations Report (GIOR) Senior Editor, I would like to say firstly that all of us at GIOR are sick at heart over yesterday's events at the...
January 5th, 2021 13:05
RECOMMENDED READING: “Is Falun Gong Behind Seth Holehouse’s ‘The Plot to Steal America’ It Looks Like It.”
The Metabunk blog has published its research results into a video shared by US President Trump titled “Man in America.” According to the report the video, based on election conspiracy...
December 9th, 2020 14:01
RECOMMENDED READING: “Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It”
Scientific American is reporting how what is described as “information overload” is interacting with social media to spread disinformation. The report describes how this synergy functions by citing a fictional...
December 9th, 2020 13:25
US Election Disinformation Reaches Europe, Russian-Backed Media Participating
European media is reporting on the growing issue of disinformation about the US election in Europe. According to the Euronews report, Russian-backed media outlets are participating in spreading this disinformation:...
December 9th, 2020 13:08
EU Launches Digital Initiative To Fight Disinformation
European media is reporting on the unveiling of the Democracy Action Plan, a digital effort established by the European Commission aimed at fighting disinformation, enforcing rules on fair competition in online...
November 19th, 2020 14:58
Canadian Cyber Centre Says Foreign Influence Represents “Collateral Damage” For Canada
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) has published it's National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020. Although more focused on cyber threats such as hacking and theft of personal information,...