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

December 4, 2022

Celebrity deaths increasingly linked to conspiracies since the pandemic

Aoife Gallagher spoke to Insider about conspiratorial communities' fixation on celebrities, the recent blending of theories and recurring themes.

November 30, 2022

The dark world of incels, what to know and how to help

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to iNews about incels, warning signs, and how concerned family and loved ones can help individuals leave this subculture.

November 27, 2022

ISD’s Zoé Fourel on the infiltration of ‘femonationalists’ in the French feminist movement

ISD's Zoé Fourel spoke to Franceinfo about "Collectif Nemisis" infiltrating the November Nous Toutes protest against sexist and sexual violence.

November 21, 2022

Anti-vaxxers switch focus to RSV, related vaccine

ISD's Aoife Gallagher spoke to Mother Jones about the latest pivot from the anti-vaccine and COVID-denial community in the US.

November 21, 2022

Voter denialism hasn’t disappeared, but not “exciting people” like in 2020

ISD's Senior Research Manager Jared Holt spoke with Axios about how denialism narratives played out during the US midterms earlier this month. 

November 21, 2022

Jennie King on climate disinfo since Elon Musk’s takeover: “We were beginning to make progress”

ISD's Jennie King shares with Euro News some worrying observations about climate mis- and disinformation on Twitter since Elon Musk's takeover.

November 16, 2022

Election denialism fails to yield results for Republicans in the US midterms

ISD's Jiore Craig spoke to Yahoo News about the importance of keeping watch over election denialism trends.

November 11, 2022

Anthony DeAngelo: election deniers “are playing the long game” on the road to 2024

ISD's Anthony DeAngelo features in UK's iNews speaking on the 2022 primaries, the impact of election deniers and what to expected for 2024.