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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

April 12, 2023

Netherlands fights back and holds conspiracists accountable in the case Bodegraven

ISD's Ciaran O'Connor offers insights to WIRED on the case of a man recently jailed on sedition charges after orchestrating a QAnon-related charges.

April 6, 2023

YouTube Shorts’ suggesting banned-Andrew Tate’s content to young boys

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to Sky News about an investigation which found that Andrew Tate is being pushed on to the social media feeds of young boys.

April 4, 2023

UK-registered media company likely ‘information laundering’ for Russia

ISD's Moustafa Ayad teamed up with the BBC to look into a UK-registered media company that appears to be spreading Russian-state media propaganda.

April 3, 2023

Officials react to online chatter of Trump protest ahead of former president’s arraignment in NY

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to CNN about one of the narratives dissuading pro-Trump supporters to react following his arraignment.

April 2, 2023

A new take at an old conspiracy: “In this iteration, ‘they’ are going to make you eat bugs”

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor shares insights with NPR on the spread of conspiracies about eating bugs that has become prevalent on social media.

April 1, 2023

Pro-Trump communities react “unenthusiastically” at news of Trump indictment

ISD's Jared Holt features in NPR and NBC News commenting on how the indictment news has been received, among pro-Trump communities.

March 30, 2023

Far right attempts to exploit rumor in Irish town and cause a “moral panic” against migrants

ISD's Aoife Gallagher spoke to the Journal about the tactics of Irish anti-immigration activists, including how they spread unverified information.

March 28, 2023

Climate sceptics direct anger, death threats at professor who created the 15-minute city concept

ISD's Jennie King was interviewed by the New York Times on the narratives fuelling so-called 'climate lockdowns'.