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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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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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December 15, 2023

Pro-CCP network ‘Spamouflage’ weaponizes Gaza conflict to spread anti-US sentiment

This Dispatch explores how the pro-CCP 'Spamouflage' campaign is using the Israel-Hamas conflict to spread anti-US sentiment.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

December 15, 2023

Cross-ideological antisemitism and the October 7th attacks

This briefing analyses how different ideological groups united in promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories after Hamas' 7 October attacks in Israel

ISD UK

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

December 5, 2023

“Hey, fellow humans!”: What can a ChatGPT campaign targeting pro-Ukraine Americans tell us about the future of generative AI and disinformation?

ISD uncovers a coordinated campaign by 64 accounts using ChatGPT to undermine Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF).

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Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

December 4, 2023

Unpacking antisemitic narratives about the Hamas attack and the Israel-Hamas Conflict within YouTube comments

ISD analysis the types of online antisemitism seen in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent conflict, in YouTube comments.

ISD UK

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

November 28, 2023

#HamasisISIS?: Assessing the campaign comparing proscribed groups

In this Dispatch, we explore the differences with comparing Hamas to ISIS when it comes to the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

November 23, 2023

Condemn, condone, converge: German extremist and conspiracist responses to the Israel-Gaza crisis

In Germany, extremists and conspiracy theorists use the Israel-Hamas conflict to polarise politics. This Dispatch analyses their impact.

ISD Germany

Antisemitism, Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

November 23, 2023

Anschuldigen, anprangern, anstacheln: deutsche extremistische Reaktionen auf den Israel-Hamas Konflikt

In Germany, extremists and conspiracy theorists use the Israel-Hamas conflict to polarise politics. This Dispatch (in German) analyses their impact.

Antisemitism, Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

November 17, 2023

UK far-right extremist reactions to the Israel-Palestine conflict

Since the Israel-Hamas war began, UK far-right extremists have reduced the conflict into anti-Muslim, antisemitic and anti-migration narratives.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism