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Holding our digital ground: addressing gendered disinformation during elections and beyond
CIR explains how gendered disinformation works and provides actionable responses for governments and civil society.

CIR
Oct 14, 20243 min read
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How Russia’s war against Ukraine went from TV screens to battlefields
Hostile rhetoric on Russian state-controlled TV tried to lay the foundation for widespread acceptance of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Alona Shestopalova
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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Unmasking the fake MAGA accounts: stolen photos and digital lies
Fake accounts posing as young American women are spreading pro-Trump content online, using and manipulating images of European influencers.
Benjamin Strick
Aug 28, 20247 min read
8,206 views


Using open source to analyse breaking news events
Investigator Stefanie Le explores Trump's assassination attempt and the online misinformation that followed.

CIR
Aug 13, 20246 min read
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How disinformation is increasingly weaponised against women and minority groups
A new CIR report explores the ins and outs of identity-based disinformation, demonstrating its online and offline impact.

CIR
Aug 6, 20244 min read
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Pro-Kremlin content targets South African social media users, pushing narratives around Ukrainian neo-Nazism
Narratives were spread through official Kremlin-aligned and controlled channels, but also via Western-based social media influencers.

CIR
May 23, 20243 min read
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How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe
CIR explores the Russian influence operations that have attempted to spread disinformation, sow division and undermine democracy.

CIR
May 15, 20246 min read
1,585 views


The CIR Open Source Film Awards
The transcript of the opening speech at the CIR Open Source Film Awards.
Ross Burley
Apr 22, 20243 min read
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Myanmar state run media rejects evidence of deadly airstrikes in Tamu township
Routes according to the reports from two Telegram channels via Myanmar Witness report On 7 January 2024, claims circulated online that...

Myanmar Witness
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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Indonesian News Outlet Promotes Russian Narratives on YouTube
By Francesca Gentile A joint CIR investigation finds that last year’s YouTube award for the most-viewed news channel in Indonesia was...
Francesca Gentile
Dec 11, 20239 min read
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Off-course: Disinformation and conspiracy theories in the aftermath of the central Kramatorsk strike
By Pierre Vaux. This report includes links to graphic footage showing injured civilians and damage to civilian infrastructure. Summary On...

CIR
Jul 7, 20238 min read
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Reflecting on Five Years of Work on Gendered Disinformation
Over five years ago, in December 2017, I published a piece in Coda Story entitled “How Disinformation Became a New Threat to Women.” It...
Nina Jankowicz
Mar 28, 20233 min read
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The Kremlin's winter offensive to stoke "Ukraine Fatigue"
A new report from the Centre for Information Resilience shows how Kremlin disinformation efforts coalesced around a ‘Winter offensive’...

CIR
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Fake letter from Michael Gove part of wider Russian disinformation campaign on Ukranian refugees
Fake letter from Michael Gove part of wider Russian disinformation campaign on refugees Over the weekend of February 11th, a photograph...

CIR
Feb 17, 20237 min read
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Our end of year roundup
It’s been an exceptionally busy year at the Centre for Information Resilience. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has, rightly, dominated the...
Ross Burley
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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Explainer: The foreign observers behind Ukraine’s sham referenda
By Elise Thomas REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Last week, Russian forces in occupied Ukraine and their local collaborators put on a...
Elise Thomas
Oct 3, 202213 min read
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Russian Disinformation in the Central African Republic
The battle for public opinion in Africa about the war in Ukraine is far from won. A combination of complex geopolitical circumstances,...
Elise Thomas
Jun 8, 20226 min read
825 views


Revealed: "Real Sikh" influence network pushing Indian nationalism
A coordinated influence operation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram is using fake personas acting as influencers within the Sikh...

CIR
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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Time for footballers to stand up to vaccine disinformation
Countering disinformation really does require an all of society approach. It’s not merely the responsibility of journalists, politicians...
Ross Burley
Oct 12, 20212 min read
331 views


Revealed: coordinated attempt to push pro-China, anti-Western narratives on social media
The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) today revealed a network of social media accounts that distort international perceptions on...
Ross Burley
Aug 5, 20212 min read
12,824 views
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