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Analysis
Are Influence Campaigns Trolling Your Social Media Feeds?
Now, there are ways to find out. New data shows that machine learning can identify content created by online political influence operations.
October 13, 2020
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Analysis
How Russian Trolls Are Adapting Cold War Propaganda Techniques
A new study shows how states are adapting classic propaganda tactics to social media, and why policymakers must consider how information spreads across platforms to protect voters from these covert campaigns.
May 15, 2020
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Analysis
What’s the Strategy of Russia’s Internet Trolls? We Analyzed Their Tweets to Find Out.
We find that IRA-operated Twitter accounts shared less junk news than one might have expected — relying instead on local news sources.
November 19, 2018
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Report
Your Friendly Neighborhood Troll: The Internet Research Agency’s Use of Local and Fake News in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign
We examine whether IRA-operated Twitter accounts spread polarizing or misleading content on social media platforms in an attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
January 18, 2018
