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Delaying the climate crisis

In this report, we analyse evidence gathered post-COP26 & identify the trends contributing to the culture war around climate policy.

Buffalo shooting

Pro-Kremlin influencers attempt to link the Buffalo shooter to the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion in Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine

ISD's resources and analyses for understanding the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Latest coverage

The IndependentISD in the Media

Aoife Gallagher: Social platforms lack the “will” or “ability” to tackle misinformation

Washington PostISD in the Media

Son of ‘brutal dictator’ elected president of the Philippines with the assistance of TikTok

Irish ExaminerISD in the Media

How the ‘Big Lie’ conspiracy continues to threaten US democracy

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The War in Ukraine

Our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Pro-Kremlin campaign blaming EU, US on food security crisis gains traction in Africa

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad spoke to Bloomberg about the pro-Kremlin narratives being deployed in Africa in attempts to redirect blame for the global food security crisis since its invasion of Ukraine.

Project Nemesis, Doxxing and the New Frontier of Informational Warfare

This Dispatch examines Project Nemesis, a mass doxxing campaign targeting members of the Ukrainian military, secret services, volunteers and international trainers.

ISD’s Iris Boyer on “Twitter diplomacy” in the context of the Russia-Ukraine War

Speaking to Radio Télévision Suisse during their French-language morning show, La Matinale, she offers analysis on "Twitter diplomacy" and observations ISD France has had since the beginning of the war.

digital dispatches

ISD’s blog for the latest in data-driven research on hate, disinformation and extremism.

Rettungsboot Gettr? Warum die Plattform im Kielwasser von Telegram dümpelt

Widersprüche, falsche Zahlen und Täuschungsmanöver. ISD hat die Nutzung von der Plattform Gettr in der deutschen rechtsextremen Szene beobachtet.

Antisemitic Hate Network Manipulates Media Coverage to Amplify its Propaganda

This Dispatch explores how a propaganda campaign orchestrated by an antisemitic hate group has successfully manipulated media coverage to spread its hateful conspiracies.

Unsubstantiated Claims of Foreign Meddling will Sow Division and Damage Democracy

This Dispatch explores how leading politicians’ decision to invoke the spectre of foreign interference during the Australian elections represents a dangerous new election tactic.

ISD Publications

Featured research from across our work

Elections 2022: The French Information Ecosystem put to the Test

ISD joined other researchers in France to monitor information manipulation online meant to sway public opinion during the 2022 French elections. These were our findings.

Under-Moderated, Unhinged and Ubiquitous: Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State Networks on Facebook 

This report outlines networks of Somali, Kiswahili and Arabic pages and profiles on Facebook which are supportive of al-Shabaab and the Islamic State.