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Holding our digital ground: addressing gendered disinformation during elections and beyond
CIR explains how gendered disinformation works and provides actionable responses for governments and civil society.
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Alona Shestopalova
Sep 183 min read
How Russia’s war against Ukraine went from TV screens to battlefields
Hostile rhetoric on Russian state-controlled TV tried to lay the foundation for widespread acceptance of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Benjamin Strick
Aug 277 min read
Unmasking the fake MAGA accounts: stolen photos and digital lies
Fake accounts posing as young American women are spreading pro-Trump content online, using and manipulating images of European influencers.
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CIR
Aug 136 min read
Using open source to analyse breaking news events
Investigator Stefanie Le explores Trump's assassination attempt and the online misinformation that followed.
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CIR
Aug 64 min read
How disinformation is increasingly weaponised against women and minority groups
A new CIR report explores the ins and outs of identity-based disinformation, demonstrating its online and offline impact.
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CIR
May 233 min read
Pro-Kremlin content targets South African social media users, pushing narratives around Ukrainian neo-Nazism
Narratives were spread through official Kremlin-aligned and controlled channels, but also via Western-based social media influencers.
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CIR
May 156 min read
How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe
CIR explores the Russian influence operations that have attempted to spread disinformation, sow division and undermine democracy.
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Ross Burley
Apr 223 min read
The CIR Open Source Film Awards
The transcript of the opening speech at the CIR Open Source Film Awards.
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Myanmar Witness
Jan 302 min read
Myanmar state run media rejects evidence of deadly airstrikes in Tamu township
Routes according to the reports from two Telegram channels via Myanmar Witness report On 7 January 2024, claims circulated online that...
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Francesca Gentile
Dec 11, 20239 min read
Indonesian News Outlet Promotes Russian Narratives on YouTube
By Francesca Gentile A joint CIR investigation finds that last year’s YouTube award for the most-viewed news channel in Indonesia was...
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CIR
Jul 7, 20238 min read
Off-course: Disinformation and conspiracy theories in the aftermath of the central Kramatorsk strike
By Pierre Vaux. This report includes links to graphic footage showing injured civilians and damage to civilian infrastructure. Summary On...
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Nina Jankowicz
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Reflecting on Five Years of Work on Gendered Disinformation
Over five years ago, in December 2017, I published a piece in Coda Story entitled “How Disinformation Became a New Threat to Women.” It...
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CIR
Mar 27, 20231 min read
The Kremlin's winter offensive to stoke "Ukraine Fatigue"
A new report from the Centre for Information Resilience shows how Kremlin disinformation efforts coalesced around a ‘Winter offensive’...
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CIR
Feb 17, 20237 min read
Fake letter from Michael Gove part of wider Russian disinformation campaign on Ukranian refugees
Fake letter from Michael Gove part of wider Russian disinformation campaign on refugees Over the weekend of February 11th, a photograph...
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Ross Burley
Dec 18, 20223 min read
Our end of year roundup
It’s been an exceptionally busy year at the Centre for Information Resilience. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has, rightly, dominated the...
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Elise Thomas
Oct 3, 202213 min read
Explainer: The foreign observers behind Ukraine’s sham referenda
By Elise Thomas REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Last week, Russian forces in occupied Ukraine and their local collaborators put on a...
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Elise Thomas
Jun 8, 20226 min read
Russian Disinformation in the Central African Republic
The battle for public opinion in Africa about the war in Ukraine is far from won. A combination of complex geopolitical circumstances,...
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CIR
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Revealed: "Real Sikh" influence network pushing Indian nationalism
A coordinated influence operation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram is using fake personas acting as influencers within the Sikh...
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Ross Burley
Oct 12, 20212 min read
Time for footballers to stand up to vaccine disinformation
Countering disinformation really does require an all of society approach. It’s not merely the responsibility of journalists, politicians...
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Ross Burley
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Revealed: coordinated attempt to push pro-China, anti-Western narratives on social media
The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) today revealed a network of social media accounts that distort international perceptions on...
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