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

October 9, 2026

Scam advertisements promoting concealed carry permits target vulnerable populations

Straight Arrow covered ISD's recent Dispatch on scam advertisements and interviewed Analyst Will DiGravio.

October 6, 2026

Recent German state elections show Russian information operations’ renewed focus

September 28, 2026

Islamic State’s decentralized digital ecosystem

September 23, 2026

Voters increasingly rely on AI for election questions, raising concerns about information accuracy

September 4, 2026

NBC, NYT, POLITICO and more feature ISD’s report on AI chatbot responses to election questions

September 2, 2026

Canada must modernize school violence prevention amid diverse threat environment

August 19, 2026

Crisis over migration in Europe reveals dangers of manipulated online information

July 14, 2026

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

July 8, 2026

The serious threat posed by Patriot Front

Recent Media mentions

May 14, 2026

Nonconsensual AI deepfakes are hurting adult content creators

ISD's Anne Craanen spoke to MIT Technology Review about how adult content creators are having their bodies used in deepfake pornography.

May 14, 2026

The far right’s new emphasis on photogenic influencers

The far right is placing a stronger emphasis on physical appearance, increasingly relying on social media influencers to spread their message.

April 28, 2026

AI-generated women are being used to promote political parties

ISD's Anna Hiller spoke to CORRECTIV about how AI-generated women are being used to promote political parties online.

April 27, 2026

ISD analysis cited in ABC News coverage of shooting incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Officials and lawmakers are facing a growing volume of threats in an increasingly volatile and polarized environment. 

April 26, 2026

Irish branch of Active Clubs emerges

An Irish branch of Active Clubs has emerged, joining the decentralized network of far-right groups seen in countries like the US and Canada.

April 11, 2026

Ireland as a target hostile state actors’ information operations

ISD research shows that Ireland has become a target for foreign state actor information operations stemming from Iran, Russia and China.

April 10, 2026

US mayors highlight modern-day challenges, the threat of targeted violence

Targeted violence is reaching towns and cities across the United States—forcing leaders to ask questions about how to grapple with this threat. 

April 10, 2026

Russian information operations target Hungarian election

Fabricated claims about the Hungarian election spreading online appear to be linked to Russian disinformation campaigns.