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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

October 17, 2023

Why the flag found among Hamas equipment isn’t necessarily Islamic State

Moustafa Ayad, ISD's Executive Director of AMEA, spoke to French newspaper Le Figaro about the differences between Hamas and Islamic State.

October 16, 2023

Far left, far right antisemitism likely to rise amid Israel-Hamas conflict

POLITICO features our Explainer on far-left antisemitism, explaining how there has been a long history of conflating Jews, Zionism and Israel.

October 15, 2023

Disinformation around climate change largely targeting solutions, not denying global warming

ISD's Jennie King spoke to NPR about how climate solutions such as the 15-minute city urban planning model are under attack from conspiracy theorists.

October 10, 2023

Social media platforms inundated with unverified claims about Israel and Gaza

ISD's Executive Director for AMEA, Moustafa Ayad, told NPR about the dangers of unverified sources being left to gain traction around Israel and Gaza.

October 10, 2023

The role of Tucker Carlson in Russian state media’s propaganda strategy

In an op-ed for the Moscow Times, ISD's Elise Thomas discusses Tucker Carlson's ubiquity in Russian media despite not working for or with state media.

October 9, 2023

Europol and EU leads removal of over 2,000 terrorist content posts on TikTok

Spanish outlet Newtral cited an ISD investigation In reporting on efforts against terrorist and violent extremist content on TikTok.

September 16, 2023

Julia Ebner on the ‘conspiracy mentality’: How it starts and how it evolves

ISD’s Julia Ebner spoke to RNZ about how extremist ideas and conspiracy mentalities are becoming mainstream and what is causing it.

September 13, 2023

Huberta von Voss and Julia Ebner discuss freedom of the press, the far right and conspiracy theories

ISD Germany's Executive Director, Huberta von Voss and extremism expert Julia Ebner discuss freedom of the press and the far-right on a NDR broadcast.