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Hostile rhetoric on Russian state-controlled TV tried to lay the foundation for widespread acceptance of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A network of fake accounts are posing as young American women and posting pro-Trump content online, but they’re hiding behind – and in some cases manipulating – the images of European fashion influencers.

When news breaks, misinformation can spread like wildfire. Stefanie Le, a senior CIR investigator based in Washington DC, discusses the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, the online misinformation that surrounded it, and how to use open source methods to try to make sense of it all.

CIR explores the Russian influence operations that have attempted to spread disinformation, sow division and undermine democracy.

The transcript of the opening speech at the CIR Open Source Film Awards.

By Francesca Gentile A joint CIR investigation finds that last year’s YouTube award for the most-viewed news channel in Indonesia was...

What is mis- and disinformation? How is it undermining Afghanistan’s information environment, and how can we help tackle it?

Over five years ago, in December 2017, I published a piece in Coda Story entitled “How Disinformation Became a New Threat to Women.” It...

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its allied forces since 2022 has caused countless deaths, destruction of homes, mass displacement and possible war crimes.

Documenting, investigating and advocating for the end of the conflict in Ukraine has become the focus of the international community.

Fake letter from Michael Gove part of wider Russian disinformation campaign on refugees.