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The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) has operationalized the study of disinformation by exposing falsehoods and fake news, documenting human rights abuses, and building digital resilience worldwide.
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DisinfoPortal.org is a one-stop interactive online portal and guide to the Kremlin’s information war. The portal aggregates open source research and journalism from the United States and Europe and presents it in a user-friendly way, with timely multimedia content produced by the Atlantic Council and its partners explaining Russia’s ongoing influence operations.
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Experts
Emerson T. Brooking
Resident Fellow, Digital Forensic Research Lab
Eto Buziashvili
Research Assistant for the Caucasus, Digital Forensic Research Lab
Andy Carvin
Resident Senior Fellow, Digital Forensic Research Lab
Kaitlin Demchuk
Digital Strategist, Digital Forensic Research Lab
Naz Durakoglu
Nonresident Fellow, Digital Forensic Research Lab
Content
Thu, Oct 31, 2019
Hudson quoted in VOA on Russian interference in Africa
In the News by Atlantic Council
Wed, Oct 23, 2019
Combating everyday falsehoods
From false headlines about veteran benefit cuts to broad campaigns discrediting climate science, the spread of fake or misleading information online has disrupted democratic societies around the world.
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer
Wed, Oct 23, 2019
Can Beijing export its manipulation of information?
While censorship and propaganda have long been features of Chinese domestic politics, Beijing is ramping up its information operations abroad.
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer
Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Richard Stengel on disinformation and the threat to democracy
Disinformation—both foreign and domestic—is a catalytic harm that acts to magnify existing societal vulnerabilities. Forging digital resilience is an urgent priority—because, as Stengel said, disinformation is “an attack on our very democracy. And Americans need to be aware of it.”
New Atlanticist by Zarine Kharazian
Thu, Oct 17, 2019
Digital Forensic Research Lab explores disinformation campaigns in the Middle East
Online information and disinformation has been playing a pivotal role in shaping public opinion throughout the Middle East and North Africa for over a decade. In the past week alone, Atlantic Council researchers with the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) have published four articles examining the origins of various MENA-based disinformation campaigns and the tell-tale […]
MENASource by MENASource
Wed, Oct 16, 2019
StratComDC: Global Forum on Strategic Communications
The Atlantic Council will host its third annual Global Forum on Strategic Communications (StratCom 2019) in Washington, DC on October 23-24, 2019.
Press Release by Atlantic Council
Fri, Aug 2, 2019
Simakovsky joins VOA’s Encounter to discuss the Mueller testimony ramifications
In the News by Atlantic Council
Thu, Aug 1, 2019
The most outrageous case this summer that no one has heard of
Misinformation, disinformation, and outright fakes played a role in assembling the case, which should be seen as another chapter in Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine.
UkraineAlert by Olga Tokariuk
Thu, Jul 11, 2019
How the US can fight Russian disinformation for real
For the past three years, I have been on the front lines of the information war, most recently in Ukraine, Lithuania, and Georgia. I have worked alongside, interviewed and briefed policymakers throughout the region, and these experiences have presented a grim picture: the United States is abdicating its leadership in countering Russian disinformation. Where we […]
UkraineAlert by Nina Jankowicz
Thu, Jun 27, 2019
INFOGRAPHICS – Disinformation in democracies: Strengthening digital resilience in Latin America
2018 saw political tides turn in three of Latin America’s largest democracies. These elections also saw deep polarization and distrust in institutions among Brazilians, Mexicans, and Colombians in an information environment ripe with disinformation. And while disinformation and misinformation are nothing new, the spread of false information at alarming rates is more effective and worrisome […]
2018 Elections in Latin America by