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August 22 2022, 14:22 pm
Meta Removes Over 1,000 Facebook and Instagram Accounts Linked to Russia’s “Cyber Front Z”
Meta is reporting that it has removed a network of over 1,000 inauthentic Facebook and Instagram accounts operated by a Russian troll farm called “Cyber Front Z,” saying it used these accounts “to create a...
August 22 2022, 14:15 pm
With a Surge in Overseas Media Outlets, China is Winning  the Global Information War Online and Offline
UK  media is reporting that as the Chinese Communist Party funds a surge in overseas media outlets, China is increasingly winning the global information war. According to an inews report,  Chinese state-linked media outlets such...
August 18 2022, 15:15 pm
US Branch of Turkish Public Broadcaster Falsely Claimed to Act Independently of Turkish Government
Nordic Monitor reported in April that in disclosures filed under the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA), the US office of Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT falsely claimed it acts independently of the Turkish government. According to...
August 18 2022, 15:05 pm
Russia Spreads Disinformation about Gas Shortage and Rising Energy Prices in Germany, German Intelligence Chief Says
German media is reporting that Germany's top intelligence chief has said Russia is deliberately spreading disinformation about gas shortages and rising energy prices in Germany to "divide German society." According to a report by Handelsblatt:...
August 18 2022, 15:01 pm
Pro-Iranian Government Media and Social Media Justify Salman Rushdie Stabbing
ExTrac, a conflict analytics system, is reporting that the Iranian government and pro-Iranian government media and social media have "enthusiastically welcomed" the recent stabbing of British-American novelist Salman Rushdie. According to a report by ExTrac:...
August 16 2022, 15:48 pm
US Conservative News Channel Broadcasting Disinformation on Capitol Hill Siege
US media reported last month that Newsmax, described as a conservative TV channel, has been broadcasting disinformation regarding the January 2021 siege at the US Capitol. According to the AP report: July 18. 2022 Washington...
August 16 2022, 15:31 pm
US Court Blocks Effort to Expose Russian and Chinese Influence Operations
US media reported last month that a Federal court had blocked an effort by the FCC, the US broadcast regulator, to expose Russian and Chinese influence operations. According to the Washington Post report, the court...
August 16 2022, 14:01 pm
Carnegie Endowment and Princeton University Launch New Disinformation Research Center
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Princeton University announced in late June the launch of the Institute for Research on the Information Environment (IRIE), a new research organization designed to study and develop solutions...
August 12 2022, 16:40 pm
Belgian Anti-Racism NGO Provides Member Groups With 200,000 Euros in “Resilience” Funding; Beneficiaries Include Muslim Brotherhood Groups
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is reporting it has awarded 200,000 euros in "resilience" funding to 20 of its member groups, who it says are defending the human rights of racialized communities in Europe....
August 12 2022, 16:22 pm
Hundreds of TikTok/ByteDance Employees Connected to Chinese State Media, Report Reveals
US media is reporting that hundreds of current employees at TikTok and its parent company ByteDance previously worked for Chinese state media publications and that some of them still do. According to an investigation by...