Featured Digital Dispatches
Digital Dispatches is ISD’s article series showcasing the latest data-driven research on hate, information operations and extremism.
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September 15, 2026
‘United by chaos:’ Examining the Russian nexus to online networks of nihilistic violence
An ‘Alliance’ is uniting nihilistic violence with Russian-speaking groups, incentivizing offline violence. But why? ISD investigates its origins.
ISD-US
Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
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November 30, 2024
Investigation | Political violence, harassment, intimidation & threats during Ireland’s 2024 general election campaign
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.
ISD UK
Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism
November 9, 2024
Disconnected from reality: American voters grapple with AI and flawed OSINT strategies
An ISD analysis ahead of the US elections found users misidentified AI content in over 50% of cases in a research sample, often labeling real content
ISD-US
Democratic Integrity, Recommender Systems and Algorithms
