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

July 2, 2023

Moms for Liberty rejects SPLC’s ‘extremist’ designation during summit engulfed in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

In an op-ed for the Daily Beast, ISD’s Jared Holt reflects on the Republican presidential hopefuls that attended the recent Moms for Liberty summit.

July 1, 2023

Pro-Kremlin network targets young people in Germany via TikTok, YouTube and more

ISD's Julia Smirnova features in a German daily commenting on an ISD investigation that uncovered the latest network linked to Russian State media.

June 30, 2023

TikTok fails to enforce content removal of climate change-denial videos, BBC investigation finds

ISD's Jennie King speaks with the BBC on their recent investigation on TikTok's content removal policy relating to videos climate misinformation.

June 29, 2023

Four trends explaining the spread of antisemitism from fringe internet corners to the “political middle”

ISD’s Julia Ebner writes an op-ed for the JC about what she observed during her undercover investigation among online extremist and conspiracy groups.

June 28, 2023

Telegram, the app of choice for following Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russia’s War in Ukraine

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to the Atlantic about how Telegram became central to follow developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

June 23, 2023

ISD report finds global rise in anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism, with US leading in incidents

Our investigation on anti-drag mobilisation, A Year of Hate, received extensive coverage from various US and international outlets.

June 22, 2023

UK’s anti-LGBTQ+ mobilisation is drawing on US trends and narratives against drag performances

ISD’s Tim Squirrell wrote an op-ed for The Guardian about the increase in protests and threats against all-ages drag shows in the UK.

June 14, 2023

Canada’s wildfires, the latest climate topic to be “weaponised” under identity politics and cultural discourse

ISD’s Jennie King speaks to The Narwhal about climate misinformation surrounding Canada’s wildfires and its alignment with broader global trends.