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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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November 14, 2025

Hate for profit: How a commercial network based in Sri Lanka monetises anti-migrant narratives targeting the UK

Analysis by ISD in collaboration with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism identified an operation spreading anti-migrant messaging for profit.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Commercial Disinformation and Scams

October 31, 2025

Irish Presidential Election 2025: Renewed attacks on election integrity and repeated platform failures

Analysis identified many false, misleading and delegitimising narratives about both the electoral process and candidates.

ISD UK

Accountability and Speech Protection, Democratic Integrity

October 30, 2025

From Bucharest to Prague: The spread of the ‘Romanian Scenario’ conspiracy theory in Czechia’s elections

The 'Romanian scenario' conspiracy resurfaced in Czechia ahead of the 2025 elections.

ISD Germany

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

October 27, 2025

Investigation | Talking points: When chatbots surface Russian state media

As chatbots rival search engines as the go-to source, their vulnerability to state propaganda poses new risks for information integrity.

ISD Germany

Emerging Technologies, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

October 20, 2025

Investigation | Five-year overview of the online and offline anti-LGBTQ+ landscape

After decades of progress, recent years have seen increasing challenges to LGBTQ+ rights across social, political and online spheres.

ISD Germany, ISD UK

Anti-LGBTQ+

October 10, 2025

The Manchester synagogue terrorist attack: A snapshot of online antisemitism and extremist exploitation

Online reactions to the Manchester synagogue attack highlight how antisemitism has become increasingly normalised across digital platforms.

ISD UK

Antisemitism, Terrorism and Extremism

September 9, 2025

Out of the woodwork: Examining the global aspirations of The Base

This Dispatch examines neo-Nazi group re-emergence, urging coordinated international action to disrupt the threat.

ISD-US

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Legislation and Regulation

September 4, 2025

Investigation | An anti-Ukrainian community on X: A gateway for Russian propaganda in the Czech information space

A Czech X community of 70 accounts is acting as a conduit for Kremlin propaganda, amplifying anti-Ukraine narratives ahead of the 2025 elections.

ISD UK

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation