Recent public outcry about depiction of Stalin on an icon in Sameba cathedral contributed to the resurgence of the myth that he was secretly religious - a well-known disinformation with the aim to mobilize Orthodox conservative Georgians.

How many antennas is too many antennas before people start asking questions? A proliferation of "spy antennas" on Russia's embassy in Moldova has brought pro-Kremlin voices out in droves to deny accusation of spying, and divert attention away from Russia's own activities in Moldova.

🚨 Elections Everywhere All at Once 🗓️ WEDNESDAY, DEC 6 | 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT 🔍 An expert conversation on the implications of the 83 elections occurring in 78 countries in 2024. 👥 @dfrlab.bsky.social, Duco, Anchor Change (@katieharbath.bsky.social), and more! RSVP here and learn more. See you there!

Since Hamas' October 7 attack, there has been an unending torrent of false and unverified information and graphic material online. @dinamsadek.bsky.social and @laylam.bsky.social analyzed popular social platforms finding many Israel and Hamas'-affiliated accounts saw massive jumps in followers:

The Kremlin pushed three main narratives around Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia: - Pashinyan ceded NK to Azerbaijan, and Russia could do nothing. - The West is interested in destabilization and putting Armenia on the same track as Ukraine. - Russia is a peacekeeping force and avoided bloodshed in NK.

The network used well-known tactics such as deploying networks of inauthentic assets and machine-translation of content. The network spread harmful content on health for financial gain and used disinformation as a marketing strategy to promote company sales.

In the five months since war broke out in Sudan, @dfrlab.bsky.social has identified three influence campaigns on Twitter/ X attempting to promote Hemedti and the Rapid Support Forces. Brief summary of our findings below 🧵👇 1/9

Check out Monocle's Globalist podcast today to hear from the @dfrlab.bsky.social's Ani Mejlumyan about the latest in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region (conversation starts at 02:00):

Main takeaways - The network targeted citizens with pro-Kremlin & anti-Western conspiracies that the west wants to drag the country intro war. - This war-dragging narrative emerged after Russian invasion of Ukraine & Georgia's failed attempt to become a EU candidate country.

Recap of July events: - Gov't-backed violent groups disrupted the Tbilisi Pride Fest, destroyed and looted the venue. - Police failed to take action. - The violence occurred amid a backdrop of escalating homophobic and anti-Western rhetoric from the Georgian Dream ruling party.

🚨 🇨🇳  NEW @dfrlab.bsky.social REPORT 🚨 🇨🇳 The latest report in Kenton Thibaut's series on Chinese Discourse Power. In this report, she assesses discourse power through a frame of “media convergence" and the mechanisms of oversight on which such communications rely. More in thread ⬇

A newly discovered network of 200+ active Twitter accounts used copy-pasta content to reply to tweets by accounts associated with Sudan's Rapid Support Forces. The accounts displayed indicators of potential hijacking similar to those seen in a previously discovered network of 900+ accounts.

"Pro-Russia actors regularly share anti-Ukraine narratives in Armenia... As the Armenian government distances itself from Russia, it is increasingly being targeted with narratives that suggest parallels between it and Ukraine." Read @dfrlab.bsky.social's latest Russia coverage:

On July 13, the White House released the Implementation Plan for the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy. Read along as @cyberstatecraft.bsky.social staff, fellows, and experts dig into the details and explain what the implementation plan means for the Strategy.