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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

May 5, 2022

An antisemitic conspiracy theory is being shared on Telegram to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

This Dispatch explores how the antisemitic “Khazarian Mafia” conspiracy theory is being directed at the war in Ukraine.

ISD UK

Antisemitism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 22, 2022

Twitter accounts of European politicians hijacked to spread CCP propaganda

ISD identified a network of 33 Twitter accounts that appear to have been hijacked and used to spread pro-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) narratives.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 5, 2022

Banning RT and Sputnik across Europe: What does it hold for the future of platform regulation?

This Dispatch covers recent digital policy developments, offering recommendations for platforms & governments tackling propaganda and disinformation.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 1, 2022

Pro-Chinese Communist Party Twitter network mobilises to defend Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

ISD found Twitter accounts aligned with the CCP that appear to be inauthentic, spreading and amplifying disinformation about the war in Ukraine.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

March 23, 2022

QAnon goes to China – via Russia

This Dispatch looks at the shift in QAnon conspiracy communities as China's president Xi Jinping is recast from villain to hero.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

March 8, 2022

The Russia-Ukraine War

ISD is covering the Russia-Ukraine War across all of our areas of expertise. This page contains useful ISD resources, and will be regularly updated.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Resources

March 2, 2022

#Propaganda: Russia state-controlled media flood TikTok with Ukraine disinformation

This Dispatch explores how Russian state-controlled or affiliated news organisations use TikTok to spread misinformation and push Kremlin narratives.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

March 1, 2022

German-language disinformation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Facebook

This Dispatch shares several trends that ISD analysts observed in German-language Facebook groups amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

ISD Germany

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation