One of the toughest challenges in tackling disinformation isn’t just spotting it — it’s understanding its impact.

🔹 Now that we have introduced RADAR, it's time to have a closer look at the framework's functionalities. This short, step-by-step guide will help you properly implement the tagging system in your workflow. More info: radar.checkfirst.network/help

🔵 We're excited to announce the launch of the 1.8 version of @radar.checkfirst.network! This practical, open framework is designed to help stakeholders simplify and standardise the #DigitalServicesAct. 🔗 checkfirst.network/radar-1-8-i...

That's going be fun ^^

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Let’s use #Grok to do some #OSINT on #X (because why not)! I’ve probed claims of France-Hamas ties (N12 News, Jul 2025) using Grok. He is actually a good X analyst and found a bunch of accounts hinting at a pro-Israel FIMI campaign. 🤷

Some have fun with flags. We @checkfirst.network have fun with medals! Do you know what is phaleristic? It’s the art of Russian to leak secret locations for years and years. Read our last investigation into the secrets of medals! #osint #Russia #FSB

Today, we are proud to publish our latest investigation into the FSB’s 16th Center, publicly accused of operating some of Russia's most sophisticated cyber-espionage groups. 🔗 checkfirst.network/decoding-se...

Some have fun with flags. We @checkfirst.network have fun with medals! Do you know what is phaleristic? It’s the art of Russian to leak secret locations for years and years. Read our last investigation into the secrets of medals! #osint #Russia #FSB

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Quick question to my community… How would you host CSV files of over 200MB to share ( #Github style but where I can have multi large files) #help #openData

📊 Operation Overload on Telegram: • 673 channels analysed • 7M+ messages • 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total) • 550+ channels share admins • 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram • 10 verified channels drive core narratives

Google is killing the ClaimReview structured data so factchecks won’t appear as such in search results. I guess they have warned @ec.europa.eu

Pendant plusieurs semaines, j'ai travaillé sur l'une des plus grosses fuites de données de l'histoire du complexe russe de manipulation de l'information.J'en ai tiré cet article, qui "teste" l'articulation qu'on peut construire entre leaks et démarche géopolitique legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/06/1...

@paulbouchaud.com uncovered some bizarre targeting options on #X that let advertisers do pretty much whatever they want. Want to exclude #LGBT users or target only #Christians? Apparently, it’s possible and done. Have you been targeted like this? 👉 aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...

The #DSA might be the most important internet law ever, but it's impenetrable without a law degree. That's why we've built RADAR, an open-source framework that breaks down DSA requirements into clear categories and measurable indicators. Making compliance accessible to all!

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3 months ago, we released an opensource tool called D3lta, library for detecting duplicate verbatim contents within a vast amount of documents. github.com/VIGINUM-FR/D... Guess what? D3lta is now available as a pypi package. pypi.org/project/d3lta pip install d3lta

Yesterday we released our report on Storm-1516, a Russian information manipulation set responsible of at least 77 information operations targeting Ukraine and Western countries’ interests.

So after X and Bluesky #Overload have now moved to #Tiktok Full focused on the upcoming election in #Moldova

Ever wondered how many “Pravda” articles go live every hour, where they originate or the paths they take? With @vchatelet.bsky.social we decided to build the first Pravda Dashboard offering real‑time windows into Russia’s “Portal Kombat” disinformation network #osint #russia #disinformation

Today, in collaboration with @dfrlab.bsky.social, we pull back the curtain with the #Pravda Dashboard, a live, hour‑by‑hour tracker of #Russia’s Portal Kombat network. Follow each article’s journey, trace domain footprints, spot language‑shifts and watch targeting patterns unfold! portal-kombat.com

Our team takes the floor to state the obvious: we will not waste time on false debates laid out by anti-democratic movements. What we, as a counter-disinformation community, must do is organise, expose, and hold disinformers and their enablers accountable.

In the face of disinformation, defenders of democracy are often drawn into endless battles against falsehoods. This is precisely the trap laid by anti-democratic movements. But we don’t have to play along. Read our our latest statement 👇 www.disinfo.eu/we-fight-dis...

Everything is fine. #PortalKombat #Pravda

🚨 𝑳𝑨𝑺𝑻 𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑳! 🚨 Curious about how Meta & Google keep failing to stop fake medicine ads? Join us tomorrow at 14:30 CET for a deep dive with @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech on clickbait cures! Sign up here! 👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You won't believe this... This morning, while enjoying my coffee, a truck passed by and dropped four IP addresses: 178.21.15.70, 178.21.15.47, 178.21.15.69, and 178.21.15.85. Turns out, these are linked to the servers hosting the Pravda-Network.... Crazy no? 🤷 #PortalKombat #Pravda

In one year, the Serbian edition of #Pravda published 220 343 articles. That's around 600 articles per day...

🚨 NEW REPORT 🔎 The Russian propaganda and disinformation “Pravda” network extended its coverage and aims (and succeeds) at polluting large language models (LLMs) and Wikipedia.  🗒️ X’s Community notes are unable to aptly address the spread of “Pravda” content on the platform.

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That escalated quickly

A trio of interviews you don't want to miss! Countering Disinformation: A Community Approach @aa.disinfo.eu Identity Based Disinformation and Conspiracy Scammers @netosessa.bsky.social Can Legal Fact Checking Counter Political Disinfo? @nellyp.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/41H...

Very good read. FR/EN #disinformation

🚨 New report! In collaboration with @dfrlab.bsky.social , we reveal the global expansion of #Russia’s so-called "Portal Kombat" network—an influence operation laundering pro-Kremlin content across Europe, Africa, and Asia. First exposed by @viginum.bsky.social a year ago.

In 2016, the U.S. launched a high-stakes investigation into Russian interference. Analysts went through mountains of social media data, trying to trace the Kremlin’s invisible influence on American discourse. Today, Kremlin trolls are out of a job—not because they failed, but because they won.

You need to take a 30-minute break, breathe, and listen to @nellyp.bsky.social on the mic with @brentlee.bsky.social . Never tell her, but I might miss her a bit sometimes 🤫 #ForceHonneurCourageEtDevotion

We're pleased to announce the launch of our new Community Notes Dashboard – a state-of-the-art, interactive platform that delivers deep insights into the evolution and distribution of Community Notes on #X

Musk may love Operation Overload. But the feeling is not mutual. The campaign's new play for attention and division criticized Musk and Trump as "power-grabbing lunatics."

The amount of engagement Ilya and SDA got off that fake USAID video is enough for the Kremlin to justify renewing its contract.

Smart guys chatting together. Recommended

Our new #OSINT open-source tool, #Wikipedia External Links Scanner, is now live on #GitHub! This project helps you search multiple Wikipedia language editions for external links to specific domains, pinpoint who introduced each link, and gather detailed user information

War against the Trolls. My take on how VIGINUM, the French state agency for vigilance and protection against digital interference, investigates foreign information operations and manipulation campaigns. #FIMI #disinfo #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/1Ggx...

By cross-referencing thousands of Doppelgänger advertisements and leaked assets, we document with @checkfirst.network and Reset.Tech the sustained access of the "Social Design Agency" to Meta's advertising ecosystem, despite being under US and EU sanctions. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/b...

Update on Doppelganger and estimation of Meta revenue in ads by this Russian op. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Guess who's pleased with Meta's new policy on fact-checking? Jessica is ...

Musk’s Space maximum audience yesterday: 200.000 users (2 hundred thousands) Musk’s audience in mainstream media debriefing his Space today: 200.000.000 users, at least Are we sure Musk is the problem?

When Mark check @paulbouchaud.com 's timeline.

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🌟 Happy New Year! 🌟 Wishing everyone a healthy, prosperous, and resilient start to 2025. As we move forward, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the year we’ve just left behind. 🧵