StopFake.org reported February 11th, UKRINFORM journalist Lana Samokhvalova found something strange while browsing facebook for a schedule of commemorative events dedicated to the Euromaidan Revolution– she accidently unearthed an entire network of […]
Politico published today a detailed report on the “militants, trolls and media-savvy activists” that are giving Marine Le Pen an edge in the upcoming French election. PARIS — Not long ago, Philippe […]
Business Insider published on February 2nd a detailed investigation of how Russia is using propaganda and counterintelligence to weaken Western countries. It describes how Russia uses misleading stories and fake news to […]
The Finnish journalist Jessica Aro asked her readers to share their experiences with Russian trolls. She then became the target of Russian trolls. She explains her experience in this article and the video […]
Buzzfeed published an article on January 24th that described how United States citizens that support Trump are now using fake social media accounts to influence the upcoming French election. The article focuses […]
On November 23, NPR published an article titled, “We Tracked Down a Fake-News Creator In the Suburbs. Here’s What We Learned.” They tracked down a Fake-News Creator named Jestin Coler. Coler is […]
North Koreans and South Koreans have a very different view of social media. North Koreans do not see it at all. The government blocks access. South Koreans have smart phones, KakaoTalk and […]
In 2015 the UK formed a group that came to be called the Twitter Troops in the 77th Brigade. They did not post misinformation but they received a considerable amount of attention. […]
One of the targets of the Russian Troll Factory has been Ukraine. It is therefore understandable that Ukraine officials came to feel they need to develop a defense of their own. In […]
Israel has been engaged in a public relations campaign since its inception. In Hebrew it is referred to as ‘Hasbara,’ meaning explanation. The primary focus of this campaign is to improve the […]
Chinese Trolls