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August 14, 2026

From posts to protests: How online narratives fuelled anti-migrant violence in Southampton and Belfast

UK anti-migrant unrest followed two unrelated stabbings in June 2026, as online networks used the incidents to fuel anti-migrant narratives.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism

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

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

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April 15, 2024

Hindu nationalists push conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of elections

India’s upcoming general elections are likely to hand the Hindu nationalist Bharata Janata Party (BJP) a third term in office. This Dispatch examines

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

April 14, 2024

Misleading and manipulated content goes viral on X in Middle East conflict

Within seven hours of Iranian drones being launched towards Israel, misleading content received over 37 million views on X.

ISD UK, ISD-US

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

April 1, 2024

Pro-CCP Spamouflage campaign experiments with new tactics targeting the US

The pro-CCP network known as Spamouflage is a long-running and widespread but largely ineffective operation. However, there is evidence that the netwo

ISD UK, ISD-US

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

March 29, 2024

Pro-Kremlin responses to the Moscow terrorist attack in Russia, Germany and Italy

Pro-Kremlin actors have exploited the attack on Crocus City Hall to blame Ukraine and the West, even though the Islamic State’s ‘Khorasan Province’ (ISKP) claimed responsibility for it. This Dispatch analyses online messages from pro-Kremlin actors in Russian, German and Italian.

ISD Germany, ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

March 28, 2024

The Islamic State’s Amaq goes viral: Premium-enabled terror content on X

In the wake of the Crocus City Hall attack outside of Moscow, ISD analysed how the bodycam-style video of the attack spread across X, reaching 59.9 mi

ISD-US

March 19, 2024

“Don’t you want to go on vacation?”: Hawking ‘hijrah’ to the African affiliates of the Islamic State

ISD analyses the Facebook activity of 10 Islamic State alternative news outlets, their promotion of hijrah (immigration) to Africa and the welcomed efforts to sell the continent to a base accustomed to supporting the group's actions in Syria and Iraq.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Islamist Extremism

March 15, 2024

Five years on from Christchurch: Assessing the evolution of the threat landscape and policy response

In the five years since the Christchurch attack, the act of white supremacist terror has become the basis for a wave of copycats inspired by both its method and ideology. This Dispatch considers the significance of the attack and assesses the international policy response.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

March 8, 2024

Appraising the Islamist extremist landscape after 7/10

Since October 7, there has been growing speculation about the evolving terrorism threat landscape. In this Dispatch, ISD reviews what we know and do not yet know about the changing UK terrorist threat.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism

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