RESOURCES FOR MEDIA

ISD equips media professionals with the analysis, tools and expertise needed to understand, communicate and address the risks posed by extremist propaganda and information manipulation.

We train journalists on the use of our dashboards, toolkits and curricula to help them recognize and counter extremist narratives, hate speech and disinformation. We brief newsrooms - more than 100 local ones in the US since 2024 – to help media outlets report accurately on complex issues related to extremism and social cohesion.

Our experts are routinely interviewed by international outlets to provide clarity on extremism, terrorism, hate speech and information warfare, including in the wake of major global crises.

Please get in touch if you have any media-related queries: [email protected].

Featured Media Mentions

July 14, 2026

ISD finds mainstream social media platforms refer users to ‘nudify’ apps

ISD's new report found platforms are referring users to sites where they can generate nonconsensual intimate imagery through 'nudify' apps.

May 8, 2026

Iran’s meme strategy blurs the line between entertainment and propaganda

May 2, 2026

Recommendation systems and the rapid exposure to antisemitism online

April 26, 2026

Active Clubs engage in ‘forest fights’ across US

April 24, 2026

Iran’s novel approach to war propaganda

April 17, 2026

Iran takes new approach to war propaganda

April 17, 2026

ISD report results in disruption of threat to Washington school

April 8, 2026

ISD’s Cody Zoschak featured in CNN documentary on True Crime Community

March 16, 2026

‘Germanic New Medicine’ spreads dangerously on Telegram, ISD finds

Recent Media mentions

August 11, 2026

Social media plays role in border crisis between Spain and Morocco

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke to The New York Times about the posts that triggered the crisis in Ceuta.

August 3, 2026

Russian disinformation threatens upcoming German elections

Inauthentic posts are circulating German social media targeting the elections, aiming to discredit candidates and portray Germany as divided

August 2, 2026

Anti-LGBTQ+ hate in extremist movements

The recent terror attack on Berlin's pride parade highlights anti-LGBTQ+ hate within Islamist extremism.

July 28, 2026

Popular image generation models are creating deepfake nudes

WIRED spoke to ISD's Leonie Oehmig about image generation models' problem with explicit deepfakes.

July 24, 2026

Highlighting ISD research on AI chatbots and radicalisation risks

A recent post by the Council on Technology and Social Cohesion highlighted ISD’s new report on the role of AI chatbots in radicalisation.

July 23, 2026

Canadian nationalist group promotes self-proclaimed ‘Bigotfest’ on social media

CBC cited ISD's research on Second Sons Canada after the group promoted a self-proclaimed "Bigotfest" on social media.

July 14, 2026

UFC terror plotters’ motivations raise questions about threat prioritization

The men indicted in plot targeting the White House UFC event held a wide variety of grievances, prompting questions about threat prioritization.

July 13, 2026

Extremists are using AI to build propaganda — and plan attacks

ISD's Moustafa Ayad tells DW how the jihad ecosystem is using AI to spread their propaganda.