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Nov 27, 2018

#MinskMonitor: Russia’s Great British Fake Off

By Aric Toler

Officials of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) claimed that “a group of military specialists from Great Britain” arrived in Bakhmut.

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Oct 25, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Partisan Debate and Electoral Violence in Brazil

By Luiza Bandeira

On October 7, a few hours after a runoff between the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Fernando Haddad was announced, capoeira master Moa do Katende was stabbed to death in a bar.

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Oct 7, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Claims of Electronic Voting Fraud Circulate in Brazil

By Luiza Bandeira

Ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on October 7 vote, false narratives about electronic voting fraud have spiked and deepened mistrust.

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Oct 1, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Informação inverídica supera conteúdo factual

By Atlantic Council

Uma análise das 20 notícias sobre corrupção que geraram mais engajamento nas redes sociais este ano mostra que fontes de baixa credibilidade conseguiram atrair mais engajamento do que veículos tradicionais. Dentre as 20 notícias que atraíram mais interações no Facebook e no Twitter entre fevereiro e agosto deste ano, cinco não eram confiáveis: quatro eram […]

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Sep 29, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Inauthentic Activity Tested Ahead Naming Referendum

By Vladimir Petreski and Kanishk Karan

Ahead of the September 30 nationwide referendum to determine the country’s name, Macedonia remains on high alert for disinformation from at home and abroad.

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Sep 28, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Fascist Falsification Ahead of Macedonian Referendum

By Vladimir Petreski

Ahead of Macedonia’s naming referendum on September 30, Nazi imagery and accusations have been inserted into the political dialogue online.

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Sep 24, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Migration to Gab in Brazil

By Luiza Bandeira

A significant number of Brazilians joined the social network Gab.ai after Twitter suspended accounts associated with the far-right in the country.

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Sep 23, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Sputnik Misleading in Macedonia

By Kanishk Karan

Macedonia’s information environment is becoming clouded with distorted and polarizing narratives by some Russian media outlets, especially from Sputnik .

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Sep 22, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Trumped Up and Down in Macedonia

By Vladimir Petreski

Ahead of Macedonia’s naming referendum on September 30, the boycott proponents attempted to disparage similar nationalist sentiment in the United States.

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Sep 19, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Fast and False in Brazil

By Luiza Bandeira

Brazil will elect a new president, new state governors, and a new Congress in two rounds of voting  —  the first on October 7 and the second on October 28.

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