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July 8 2021, 14:15 pm
Chinese Diaspora Targeted By Chinese-State-Linked Social Media Manipulation
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), an Australian think tank, is reporting that Chinese-state-linked social media accounts are running a cross-platform disinformation campaign targeting the Chinese diaspora, using the #StopAsianHate campaign to deflect criticism. According...
July 8 2021, 14:10 pm
Germany Seeks To Counter Chinese Influence At Universities As Concerns About Confucius Institutes Grow
Hong Kong media is reporting that Germany will invest millions of Euros to combat Chinese influence over German Universities. According to a South China Morning Post article, the German Education Minister called on universities to...
July 8 2021, 14:04 pm
Bush Family NGO Accepts $5 Million From Chinese Influence Group
Last month, US media reported that a nonprofit affiliated with the late former US President George H.W. Bush agreed to accept $5 million from a policy group with close ties to Chinese government officials. According...
July 7 2021, 14:35 pm
Democratic Congresswoman Joins Congressional Advocacy Event Hosted By US Muslim Brotherhood Group
The website of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is reporting that US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MI) has joined a virtual gathering in connection with a Muslim congressional advocacy event hosted by a prominent US...
July 7 2021, 12:23 pm
Iranian Influence Group Offers Advice and Speakers to UK Schools
An Islamic portal has reported that an Iranian influence organization has sent a letter to 15,000 UK schools offering advice and speakers to help students “frame anti-Israel sentiment in a positive anti-racist way.” According to...
July 7 2021, 12:06 pm
Iran Intensifying Social Campaigns To Spread Antisemitism In The US
US media is reporting that Iran is intensifying its disinformation campaign on social media to spread discord and anti-Semitic tropes in the US. According to the Time.com report: June 9, 2021 Iranian state actors are...
July 6 2021, 13:22 pm
Suspected Russian Actors Target Far-Right US Audiences On Alternative Platforms
Graphika, a US firm specializing in online disinformation, is reporting that actors linked to Russian disinformation operations are targeting American far-right audiences on alternative online platforms. According to the Graphika report: June 7, 2021 Actors...
July 6 2021, 12:58 pm
Austrian Government Center Publishes Report About Turkish Islamist Groups
An Austrian government research center has released a report about three Islamist groups operating in Austria,  including two known to have relationships with the Turkish government. According to the Dokumentationsstelle Politischer Islam press release: May...
July 3 2021, 16:01 pm
NYC Mayoral Candidate Received Donations from Turkish-American Influence Group Leaders
A US university news service is reporting that New York City Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams has received donations from two leaders of organizations connected to the Turkish government. According to the NYCITY NewsService report: June...
July 3 2021, 15:45 pm
Resigned DITIB Head Suggests Bigoted Speaker’s Cancellation a Response to External Pressure
German media is reporting that the chairman of a local DITIB branch has said that the group only canceled an event featuring a Turkish historian known for homophobic and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories because of outside...