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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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April 23, 2026

Iran’s diplomats launch a meme war

Iranian officials are using provocative, ironic content to go viral, driving massive engagement and reshaping state messaging during the war.

ISD-US

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

March 16, 2026

Dangerous narratives: The ecosystem of Germanic New Medicine

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Public Health

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

February 12, 2026

Kremlin talking points flood X amid ICC case on child deportations

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 3, 2026

‘Tick tock traitor:’ The rise of violent rhetoric targeting US public officials

Officials and Law Enforcement, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threats to Public Figures

January 27, 2026

Hostile state responses to US action in Venezuela

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

December 23, 2025

Bondi Beach: The hallmarks of an Islamic State attack 

Antisemitism, Islamist Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

December 22, 2025

Antisemitism across the extremes: A deep-dive on US-based violent online networks

Antisemitism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

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July 15, 2024

False and unverified claims proliferate online following Trump assassination attempt

Unverified claims about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump proliferated across social media in the 24 hours following the in

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Terrorism and Extremism, Threats to Public Figures

July 11, 2024

Likely falsified Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps document claiming to organize pro-Palestine protest circulates online

This Dispatch explores how falsified documents in ‘hack & leak campaigns’ influence public opinion, analysing a likely false IRGC document about pro-Palestine protests.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

July 10, 2024

Protecting rights and democracy: The road ahead for the new UK government

Issues related to extremism, hate and disinformation were a major focus of the 2024 UK General Election, both on the campaign trail and at the ballot

ISD UK

Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism

July 3, 2024

Indiana livestreamed shooting proliferates on X and Facebook

In May, a man livestreamed what appeared to be an attempted mass shooting at a grocery store in Indiana. ISD identified dozens of versions of the full video on X and Facebook, generating nearly 9 million views in the 48 hours after the incident took place. 

ISD-US

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

June 27, 2024

Advocates for Palestine and a multipolar world: Information operations by pro-CCP networks targeting Canada 

This briefing details the engagement of pro-CCP actors, Chinese state media, and Canadian alternative media with the Israel-Hamas conflict.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

June 26, 2024

Francophone fallout: Understanding narratives promoted by right-wing extremists in Quebec around 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.

Far-Right Extremism, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

June 20, 2024

Israel-Hamas conflict animates the reincarnated Canadian Jewish Defense League

Hamas’ 7 October attack on Israel and the subsequent IDF attacks in Gaza have energized Jewish Defense League (JDL) members, raising concerns about their narratives and tactics.

ISD UK

Terrorism and Extremism

June 19, 2024

A snapshot of Canadian right-wing extremists’ discussions about the Israel-Hamas conflict

This briefing outlines ISD’s analysis of conversations related to the Israel-Hamas conflict shared by accounts associated with right-wing extremism in Canada.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism