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

May 8, 2026

Iran’s meme strategy blurs the line between entertainment and propaganda

ISD's Bret Schafer talks to the Wall Street Journal about Iran's shift in communications strategy since the beginning of the conflict with the US.

May 2, 2026

Recommendation systems and the rapid exposure to antisemitism online

April 26, 2026

Active Clubs engage in ‘forest fights’ across US

April 24, 2026

Iran’s novel approach to war propaganda

April 17, 2026

Iran takes new approach to war propaganda

April 17, 2026

ISD report results in disruption of threat to Washington school

April 8, 2026

ISD’s Cody Zoschak featured in CNN documentary on True Crime Community

March 16, 2026

‘Germanic New Medicine’ spreads dangerously on Telegram, ISD finds

March 14, 2026

Iran floods global social media with AI content during ongoing conflict

Recent Media mentions

November 15, 2023

US extremists seeking “to further divide or create violence” in support of Hamas

ISD’s research on the Israel-Hamas conflict was featured in ABC News along with commentary from ISD’s Executive Director at AMEA Moustafa Ayad.

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.