Public Health
ISD conducts research to understand the impact of information operations on public health. We focus on identifying false and misleading online content about medical conditions and procedures, and the networks engaged in spreading it. We have extensively documented attempts to spread disinformation around sexual and reproductive health as well as vaccinations. ISD produces regular analysis and commentary on the effects of health crises on governance, social polarisation, the information landscape and political discourse.
Further Reading
November 8, 2023
Cécile Simmons: ‘I debunk wellness misinformation for a living… So, why did I fall for it?’
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Public Health
May 1, 2023
Anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Democratic bid for president
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health
October 24, 2022
ISD’s Julia Smirnova features in ‘Putin, Peace and Plandemic’, the first episode of Interferenzen
Far-Right Extremism, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Public Health
