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Sasha Havlicek returned to lead the Eradicate Hate Summit’s opening session, addressing how extremists and hostile states exploit global issues.
Explainers
US platform readiness
Israel-Hamas Conflict
AFD social impact
From rumours to riots

How online misinformation fuelled violence in the aftermath of the Southport attack

After a mass stabbing in the UK, ISD highlights how misinformation about the attacker spread on social media, leading to offline violence.

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Addressing online extremism in New Zealand: A playbook for positive interventions

This playbook outlines strategies for addressing online extremism, offering frameworks for best practices.

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CEO Sasha Havlicek at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit

Sasha returned to lead the Eradicate Hate Summit’s opening session, addressing how extremists and hostile states exploit global issues.

Explainers

Explainers

ISD's library of issues, trends, narratives, platforms & actors relating to extremism, hate & disinformation topics.

The online mis- and disinformation ecosystem in Ireland

Evaluating platform readiness for US elections

ISD assessed platform policies across six areas, uncovering a concerning lack of transparency regarding safety measures and resource allocation amid rising hate speech and misinformation.

Israel-Hamas Conflict

Israel-Hamas conflict

ISD's coverage and analysis regarding online threats in relation to the Israel-Hamas conflict
& the situation in Gaza.

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Assessing the AfD's social media strategy in the lead-up to eastern German state elections

ISD analysis of top AfD Facebook posts before the elections, highlighting key themes & risks to democratic stability.

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A joint investigation between ISD and the Hope and Courage Collective found 55 instances of abuse targeting Ireland’s general election candidates.
A joint ISD and H&CC probe documented 55 incidents of violence, harassment, and smears in the 5 weeks before Ireland's 29 Nov. General Election.
Forbes highlighted ISD’s recent report about false claims of foreign interference impacting elections in Ireland.
ISD’s blog for the latest in data-driven research on hate, disinformation and extremism.
This Dispatch covers Israeli far-right extremism, including Kahanism, settler violence, far-right parties, and groups, with a focus on post-October 2023 developments.
The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sparked widespread support for vigilante violence, with extremists and mainstream communities praising the act.
Modern neo-Nazi accelerationism, influenced by James Mason's Siege, blends violence with activism. This analysis explores the risks and motivations behind this crossover.
Our latest coverage of the Israel-Hamas Conflict.
This Dispatch explores how falsified documents in ‘hack & leak campaigns’ influence public opinion, analysing a likely false IRGC document about pro-Palestine protests.
This briefing details the engagement of pro-CCP actors, Chinese state media, and Canadian alternative media with the Israel-Hamas conflict.
This briefing outlines how French-speaking right-wing extremists in Quebec have engaged with ongoing events related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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The study explores connections between radical, conspiracy and pro-Kremlin communities on Telegram in France, Germany and Italy, analysing interactions and narratives.
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This Spanish guide, translated from English and enriched with LATAM case studies, aims to empower civil society.

Overviews of issues, trends, narratives, platforms and actors.
This Explainer outlines definitional considerations around far-left extremism, drawing a key distinction between the radical left and left-wing extremism, and highlights harm areas associated with the broader far left.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a proscribed Islamist group, pursues nationalist jihad, distinct from IS and al-Qaeda's global caliphate ambitions.
The Aryan Freedom Network (AFN) is a nationwide neo-Nazi organization in the US that embraces antisemitic, racist and national socialist ideas.