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Digital Dispatches is ISD’s article series showcasing the latest data-driven research on hate, information operations and extremism.

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October 1, 2026

Grandma got her gun: How scam concealed carry ads are targeting seniors and veterans on Meta platforms

ISD finds scam ads for fake concealed carry permits reaching millions on Meta, often targeting seniors and veterans with AI-generated deception.

ISD-US

Tech Accountability and Safety

September 17, 2026

25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains perennially online: The group’s digital ecosystem in 2026

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 15, 2026

‘United by chaos:’ Examining the Russian nexus to online networks of nihilistic violence

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

September 8, 2026

Generation ‘Slop Jihad:’ The decentralized ‘media jihad’ gets sloppy

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

September 4, 2026

Investigation | An old dog with no new tricks: Matryoshka targets regional elections in Germany

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

July 29, 2026

Louder and louder on the Western front: Key takeaways from the Authoritarian Interference Tracker

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 23, 2026

Iran’s diplomats launch a meme war

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 22, 2026

The impact of the war with Iran on antisemitic discourse

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 15, 2026

How pro-Iran networks gained a billion views on war propaganda

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 27, 2026

Axis of amplification: Regime media, proxies and Western supporters respond to Iranian protests

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

February 17, 2026

The online landscape of subcultures of nihilistic violence

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

All Digital Dispatches

June 10, 2025

Missiles and misinformation: False claims about the India-Pakistan clashes reach millions on X 

ISD analysis of how platforms handled a conflict between India & Pakistan reveals the limitations of content moderation systems.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

June 5, 2025

Offline events, online threats: Analyzing online extremist targeting of LGBTQ+ communities

Offline political events often trigger spikes in extremist activity targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

ISD-US

Anti-LGBTQ+

May 30, 2025

Investigation | Russia-aligned campaigns amplify negative sentiment towards Ukrainians in Poland ahead of a decisive presidential vote 

Ahead of Poland’s runoff election, pro-Kremlin actors are spreading anti-Ukrainian narratives targeting the country’s largest migrant group.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

May 13, 2025

Investigation | How Russia Today is evading sanctions and spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda in Italy

Despite EU bans, RT content still spreads via proxy sites and pro-Kremlin accounts promoting pro-Russian propaganda films and posters.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

May 9, 2025

Between violent extremism and hostile state activity: Iranian targeting of the UK  

The UK has thwarted 20 Iran-backed plots since 2022—including a suspected planned embassy attack this month.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

May 6, 2025

Stolen voices: Russia-aligned operation manipulates audio and images to impersonate experts 

This ISD Dispatch examines Operation Overload’s latest tactics, narratives and targets during the first quarter of 2025.

ISD UK

Emerging Technologies, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

April 22, 2025

Strong and free? The narratives animating extremists ahead of Canada’s federal election

ISD examines the narratives Canadian extremists have seized upon ahead of a contentious federal election.

ISD UK

Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism

April 1, 2025

The rise of anti-South Asian hate in Canada

Hate targeting South Asians is soaring in Canada. ISD investigates this trend and key drivers, such as the far-right network known as Diagolon.

ISD Canada

Anti-Migrant

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