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

July 14, 2026

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

ISD's new report found platforms are referring users to sites where they can generate nonconsensual intimate imagery through 'nudify' apps.

May 8, 2026

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

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

Recent Media mentions

September 6, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: The role of culture, community behind conspiracy-linked violence

In an article for GNET's miniseries on conspiracy theories, ISD Senior Analyst Elise Thomas outlines the key elements of violent conspiracy theories.

September 5, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: The diverse manifestations of conspiracy-linked violence

In the second article for GNET's miniseries on conspiracy theories, ISD's Milo Comerford focuses on the diverse violent outcomes of these beliefs.

September 4, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: Why and when conspiracy beliefs lead to violence

In the first article of GNET's mini series on conspiracies, Jakob Guhl explains why and when conspiracy beliefs lead to violence.

September 2, 2023

Katherine Keneally: Proud Boys’ sentencings have deterred Jan 6-style actions, but group has shifted focus

ISD’s Katherine Keneally spoke to the BBC about the recent sentencing of members of the Proud Boys related to their activities on January 6.

September 1, 2023

Meta fails to remove content glorifying the Wagner Group, contradicting its platform’s policies

ISD’s dispatch on content glorifying the Wagner Group circulating on Meta platforms featured in outlets including CNN, Euronews and Foreign Policy.

September 1, 2023

Wildfires in Hawaii – when wildfires burn, the clouds of misinformation rise

ISD's Jennie King spoke to Bloomberg about the online wave of climate denial and conspiracy theories following the Hawaii wildfires.

August 30, 2023

Jennie King: Climate denialism traps everyone in “antechamber of discussion” arguing about credibility rather than action

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to the NYT about the proliferation of conspiracy theories following this summer's natural disasters.

August 25, 2023

How COVID-19 denialism morphed into climate delayism and more

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to El Mundo about how COVID-19 conspiracists have built out into the world of climate conspiracy and misinformation.