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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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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

All Digital Dispatches

October 11, 2024

Investigation | How a pro-Kremlin ad campaign used the Israel-Hamas conflict to spread propaganda in France and Germany

This Investigation examines how a pro-Kremlin ad campaign used the Hamas-Israel conflict to spread disinformation narratives about Ukraine.

ISD Germany, ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

October 8, 2024

Hurricane Helene brews up storm of online falsehoods and threats

This Dispatch examines how Hurricane Helene mis- and disinformation spread online, with antisemitic hate and election conspiracies.

ISD-US

Antisemitism, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 7, 2024

Mis- and disinformation and conspiracy theories about the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel

This study analyses mis- and disinformation, examining key actors and narratives distorting the Israel-Gaza conflict.

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

October 4, 2024

Neo-Nazi accelerationists seek new digital refuge amid looming Telegram crackdown

ISD looks at an attempted migration of accelerationist neo-Nazis from Telegram to a new platform following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov.

ISD-US

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 2, 2024

Not so local news: Lincoln Media’s attempt to shape public opinion ahead of the US Elections

This report details how Lincoln Media obscures control of the outlets it operates and deceives its audience about its motivations.

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity

September 27, 2024

Content glorifying Hitler surges online amid growing historical revisionism

ISD found a rise in Hitler-glorifying content online after 7 October, part of a larger pattern of revisionist narratives.

ISD Germany, ISD UK, ISD-US

Antisemitism, Far-Right Extremism

September 26, 2024

Clout, kicks and clicks: Analysing the surge in anti-migrant harassment and violence in Ireland

Dublin riots in Nov 2023 exposed Ireland's anti-immigration violence, which has since surged, with 61 incidents recorded from May to August 2024.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

September 26, 2024

Alleged Patriot Front offshoot may be astroturfed by neo-Nazi accelerationists

The Texas Revolutionary Army – Patriot Front (TRA-PF) may be a front for neo-Nazi accelerationists recruitment.

ISD-US

Antisemitism, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

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