Digital Forensic Research Lab

A series of reports on countering Chinese disinformation campaigns around the globe from the Digital Forensic Research Lab and Asia Security Initiative, housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

A Russian-based information operation used fake accounts, forged documents, and dozens of online platforms to spread stories.

This report offers a record of serial violations of international norms and a basis for holding the perpetrators accountable for their atrocities.

The DFRLab’s report captures the final months of the breaking of Aleppo using innovative open source methodologies and geolocation analysis.

Using digital forensic research and open source investigation methods, Distract Deceive Destroy presents the reality of Russia’s Syrian campaign.

Drawing upon open source information, Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin’s War in Ukraine provides irrefutable evidence of direct Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine.