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

February 17, 2022

The overlaps between the international far right and the spreading ‘Freedom Convoy’

Ciarán O’Connor goes on France 24 to talk about the connections between the Canadian truckers’ convoy and the North American far right.

February 15, 2022

Protestors temporarily unite under “anti” movement in Canberra, but what will the long-lasting effects be?

Elise Thomas features in the Talk of the Times from the Canberra Times looking at the unifying nature of the "anti-" protests occurring in the city.

February 15, 2022

Users following antivaxx accounts were prompted to posts selling fake health passes on social media

Leading French outlet France Inter covers our research on the sales of fake COVID-19 health passes in the French online space.

February 14, 2022

‘Sophisticated’ tactics by online ISIS groups evade platform policies

Moustafa Ayad spoke to POLITICO about ISD's research into online Islamist networks on mainstream social media.

February 14, 2022

French antivaxxers are discreetly purchasing fake COVID-19 health passes on Telegram

ISD's Zoé Fourel spoke with the Guardian about our findings on the online market for fake COVID-19 health passes spreading across the France.

February 13, 2022

ISD’s Iris Boyer on the portrayal of the freedom convoy in France

ISD’s Iris Boyer spoke with leading French TV information channel France Info on the portrayal of the freedom convoy in France.

February 8, 2022

Confrontation of UK opposition leader sparks debate on the mainstreaming of extremist narratives

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to LBC about mainstreamed extremist narratives in the wake of the confrontation of Sir Keir Starmer outside of Parliament.

February 6, 2022

Canadian truckers’ convoy reignites far-right drive around the world

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor comments on how the support for the convoy from U.S. political figures and content creators gave the protests momentum.