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October 23, 2026

Social media platforms’ role in amplifying extremist communities

The New Yorker interviewed ISD Senior Director Katherine Keneally on social media's role in amplifying the threat posed by online extremism.

October 22, 2026

ISD’s Milo Comerford discusses new documentary on The Com at UK Parliament

October 22, 2026

AI integration and its risks heading into US midterms

October 15, 2026

ISD’s Julia Ebner discusses her new book on politicization of extreme masculinity

October 15, 2026

Nidal Hasan becomes fixture in extremist propaganda amid discussions of public execution

October 13, 2026

The state of Russian information operations following attacks on Russian data centers

October 9, 2026

Scam advertisements promoting concealed carry permits target vulnerable populations

October 6, 2026

Recent German state elections show Russian information operations’ renewed focus

September 28, 2026

Islamic State’s decentralized digital ecosystem

Recent Media mentions

November 9, 2023

Federal trial begins for David DePape, alleged conspiracy theorist accused of attacking Paul Pelosi

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to AP News about how the attack on Paul Pelosi is part of rising tide of online hate driven by conspiratorial rhetoric.

November 8, 2023

Cécile Simmons: ‘I debunk wellness misinformation for a living… So, why did I fall for it?’

In an op-ed for Cosmopolitan, ISD's Cécile Simmons shares her own experience falling for wellness misinformation.

November 5, 2023

Antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate speech surges online following Hamas’ terrorist attack

ISD's Hannah Rose told CBS' Face the Nation about our research on rising online antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate speech after the 7 October attacks.

November 3, 2023

Russia, China and Iran’s online approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict

Our investigation on Russia, China and Iran's role in the information war surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict features in the New York Times.

October 31, 2023

Online antisemitism soars, with a 51-fold surge in antisemitic YouTube comments following Hamas’ attack

Euronews covers ISD's investigation on rising online antisemitism on mainstream and fringe social media platforms following Hamas’ terrorist attack.

October 25, 2023

China, Russia and Iran are exploiting the Israel-Hamas conflict for their benefit

Euronews covers our investigation on China, Russia, and Iran's exploitation of information chaos surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict.

October 18, 2023

Graphic images of Israel-Hamas conflict being served to children online; mostly on Instagram

The NYT covered our study on the accessibility of graphic material by accounts set up as minors across platforms related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

October 18, 2023

Pro-Hamas, Terrorist content racks up millions of views on X

ISD analysts found that in one 24-hour period, a sample of pro-Hamas posts reached over 16M views on X despite most violating platform policies.