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

June 2, 2025

The far right hijacks recent tragedies to promote false narratives

ISD’s Ciarán O’Connor was quoted in the Irish Examiner, explaining how the far right hijacked a shooting in Carlow, Ireland in June 2025.

May 31, 2025

Russian influence campaigns spiked in Poland ahead of presidential election

The Guardian’s Ukraine war briefing featured ISD’s research into a spike in pro-Kremlin influence campaigns in Poland.

May 31, 2025

ISD investigation into anti-drag mobilization cited by The Hill

ISD’s 2023 report on anti-drag mobilization was cited in an article in The Hill.

May 22, 2025

Did Adolescence cause a surge of users to an incel forum?

A popular Netflix series may have sparked a surge of activity on the world’s largest incel forum.

May 22, 2025

ISD research cited in coverage of 764 sextortion ring and subsequent arrests

Multiple outlets referenced ISD’s research on 764 prior to and following the arrests of two men accused of leading the sextortion ring.

May 20, 2025

Recruited by algorithms and AI: Terrorists in the West are getting younger

Across the globe, law enforcement officials are grappling with the same disturbing trend: terrorists are getting younger.

May 20, 2025

Self-proclaimed “King of Germany” arrested: ISD’s Jakob Guhl on the rise of Germany’s anti-state conspiracy theorists

Armed police arrested a self-declared “King of Germany,” linked to the Reichsbürger, a growing anti-state movement.

May 20, 2025

From rioters to influencers? J6 figures capitalize on attention, but “stardom” may be out of reach

Some participants in the January 6 riot are trying to capitalise on the day’s infamy, but, as ISD’s Jared Holt explains, that’s unlikely to work.