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December 21 2021, 16:17 pm
How Russia Amplifies Covid-19 Conspiracies In Eastern Europe
UK media is reporting that Eastern Europeans’ hostility to Covid-19 vaccines and vaccine mandates can be traced back to Russian information and influence operations. According to a report in The Independent: December 15, 2021 Adrian...
December 20 2021, 15:42 pm
Russian Military Build-Up On Ukrainian Border Accompanied by Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Campaign
EUvsDisinfo, a disinformation watchdog affiliated with the European Union’s foreign service, is reporting that Russia’s build-up of military forces along the Ukrainian border is being accompanied by a pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign trying to conceal the...
December 20 2021, 15:34 pm
Facebook Takes Down Chinese Network Spreading Covid-19 Falsehoods
UK media is reporting that Facebook has removed a network of accounts involved in a Chinese influence operation spreading Covid-19 falsehoods, including promoting claims of a fake "Swiss biologist." According to a Reuters report: December...
December 19 2021, 15:52 pm
How China Spreads Disinformation About Xinjiang
US media is reporting on the various ways Chinese actors are spreading propaganda and disinformation about China’s Xinjiang region, where the Chinese government is waging a campaign against its Uyghur Muslim minority. According to a...
December 19 2021, 15:43 pm
How China Cultivates A Network Of Western Pro-China YouTube Influencers
US media is reporting on China’s attempts to cultivate a network of Western YouTube influencers living in China spreading pro-China messages online. According to a New York Times investigation: December 13, 2021 Millions have watched...
December 19 2021, 15:33 pm
Facebook Removes Fake Accounts Linked To Hamas
Israeli media reported earlier this month that Facebook removed a network of over 150 accounts linked to Hamas, a militant Islamist group, for violating its policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior. According to a report by...
December 15 2021, 16:01 pm
Chinese Government Hires US Social Media Influencers Amid Beijing Olympics Boycotts
US media is reporting that the Chinese government has hired a US firm to recruit social media influencers to promote the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. According to a report by Open Secrets: December 13, 2021...
December 14 2021, 15:45 pm
CORRECTION: European Muslim Brotherhood Groups Defend European Muslim Brotherhood Youth Group; Accuse France Of “Witch Hunt”
In our post from 13 December 2021, we wrongly named Michaël Privot as the current Director of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR). In August 2021, Privot was replaced by Juliana Santos Wahlgren, a member of...
December 13 2021, 15:25 pm
French Press Agency AFP And Google Team Up To Fight Disinformation Ahead Of French Elections
European media is reporting that Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Google France have launched a program to fight disinformation in the run-up to the French presidential elections next year. According to a Euractiv report: December 6,...
December 13 2021, 15:02 pm
Facebook Takes Down Network Of Fake Accounts Linked to Belarusian Domestic Intelligence Service Used To Stoke Border Crisis
US media is reporting that Facebook took down a network of fake accounts operated by Belarus’s domestic intelligence service KGB used to pose as journalists and activists to stoke tensions about the crisis at the...