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

April 15, 2023

Discord, a common denominator in various high-profile incidents of extremism

USA Today draws on ISD's research on right-wing extremism among gamers on Discord.

April 13, 2023

In contrast to the US and the EU, Latin American politicians are fully embracing TikTok

ISD's Head of Elections and Digital Integrity, Jiore Craig, spoke to TIME about the disconnect being seen across countries regarding TikTok.

April 12, 2023

Netherlands fights back and holds conspiracists accountable in the case Bodegraven

ISD's Ciaran O'Connor offers insights to WIRED on the case of a man recently jailed on sedition charges after orchestrating a QAnon-related charges.

April 6, 2023

YouTube Shorts’ suggesting banned-Andrew Tate’s content to young boys

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to Sky News about an investigation which found that Andrew Tate is being pushed on to the social media feeds of young boys.

April 4, 2023

UK-registered media company likely ‘information laundering’ for Russia

ISD's Moustafa Ayad teamed up with the BBC to look into a UK-registered media company that appears to be spreading Russian-state media propaganda.

April 3, 2023

Officials react to online chatter of Trump protest ahead of former president’s arraignment in NY

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to CNN about one of the narratives dissuading pro-Trump supporters to react following his arraignment.

April 2, 2023

A new take at an old conspiracy: “In this iteration, ‘they’ are going to make you eat bugs”

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor shares insights with NPR on the spread of conspiracies about eating bugs that has become prevalent on social media.

April 1, 2023

Pro-Trump communities react “unenthusiastically” at news of Trump indictment

ISD's Jared Holt features in NPR and NBC News commenting on how the indictment news has been received, among pro-Trump communities.