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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

May 1, 2022

Cyber Front Z, the pro-Kremlin troll army spreading propaganda online

Tim Squirrell spoke to Al Jazeera English about Cyber Front Z, a Russian troll farm accused of spreading pro-Kremlin misinformation on social media.

April 27, 2022

YouTube’s algorithm targeting boys and young men with mysoginistic, ‘manosphere’ content

In collaboration with Reset Australia, ISD researchers examined algorithmic recommendations on YouTube and YouTube Shorts.

April 26, 2022

Non-neutrality of search engines evident in the aftermath of the Bucha massacre

ISD’s Iris Boyer spoke with Slate France on the non-neutrality of search engines in the aftermath of the Bucha massacre.

April 21, 2022

Facebook posts disputing Bucha massacre outperform verified sources and information

Posts questioning the atrocities committed in Bucha were shared 208,000 times in the first week of April.

April 20, 2022

RT France, Sputnik ban pushes conspiracists to seek alternative information outlets

ISD analysts Zoé Fourel and Sasha Morinière spoke with French Le Figaro about their findings around the support for RT France and Sputnik.

April 20, 2022

‘Sovereign Citizens,’ the conspiracists that believe they are above local laws

Ciarán O'Connor talks to VICE about the intersection between the long-standing anti-government 'Sovereign Citizen' ideology and COVID-19.

April 19, 2022

The “Mosaic Project:” ISD’s joint initiative to combat disinformation during the Australian federal election

ISD's Head of Digital Integrity, Jiore Craig, spoke to SBS News about the Mosaic Project, a joint initiative tracking disinformation.

April 19, 2022

Jiore Craig: “Australia is another petri dish for bad actors to experiment with as they try out tactics to sow distrust in elections”

ISD's Jiore Craig spoke with ABC's RN Breakfast show about disinformation and misinformation being spread ahead of the Australian elections.