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Political campaigns on #TikTok during the Polish elections showed that playing fair and not insulting others leads to failure #wybory / #wybory2025 / #disinformation/#factchecking / @rafal-trzaskowski.bsky.social / @radek-sikorski.bsky.social / @donald-tusk.bsky.social factcheck.by/eng/news/tik...
How TikTok influenced the results of the presidential election in Poland
<p>On June 1, 2025, the second round of presidential elections took place in Poland. With a minimal margin (50.89%), the candidate from the PiS party – Karol Nawrocki – won. We considered it important...
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June 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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It has unexpectedly emerged that the results of the presidential elections in Romania are causing considerable concern among Belarusian propagandists. it can be considered that this marks the start of a campaign aimed at the parliamentary elections in Moldova. factcheck.by/eng/news/by_...
Discrediting Democracy: What Belarusian State Media Got Wrong About Romania’s Elections
<p>It unexpectedly turned out that Belarusian media with state ownership began writing and commenting on the second round of presidential elections in Romania even after they ended. Research Methodolo...
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May 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Managed to process 30 videos from #Belarus state-owned media #YouTube channels using a dual AI-based transcription/analysis model to identify #disinformation narratives about the 1 round of the presidential #election in #Poland. Systematic disinfornation factcheck.by/eng/news/fim...
FIMI and DIMI in Action: Belarusian State-owned Media’s Coverage of Polish Elections
<p>Between May 12 and 20, 2025, 30 video materials from five Belarusian state-owned YouTube channels were analyzed, focusing on the first round of the presidential elections in Poland. The study revea...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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#Elections in #Romania #TikTok / #nicusordan #georgesimion #alegeri / factcheck.by/eng/news/rom...
The battle between Romanian presidential candidates on TikTok
<p>The presidential elections in Romania on May 18, 2025, became a historic event, ending with the victory of the pro-European, democratic candidate Nicusor Dan, who received 54% of the votes against ...
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May 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Political hashtags trending on Romanian #TikTok / #romania🇷🇴 #GeorgeSimion #crinantonescu #victorponta #nicusordan #Alegeri2025 #alegeriromania infopolicy.net/en/ro_tiktok...
Political hashtags trending on Romanian TikTok
On May 4, 2025, presumably the first round of presidential elections was held in Romania — an event that, as in other countries in the region, is actively reflected in the digital environment, incl…
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May 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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#YouTube streams reflect the interests of the #Belarusian internet audience in the country and abroad and help assess competition with traditional television infopolicy.net/belarusian_y...
May 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Political hashtags trending on Polish #TikTok / #wybory #wybory2025 #polityka #debata #mentzen #nawrocki #trzaskowski infopolicy.net/en/pl_tiktok...
Political hashtags trending on Polish TikTok
In anticipation of the first round of presidential elections in Poland, scheduled for May 18, 2025, we decided to research TikTok for the presence of political hashtags in trends. For our research,…
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May 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Belarusian media #TikTok in April 2025 / #SocialMedia / #SocialAnalysis infopolicy.net/belaruskij-m...
Беларуский медийный TikTok в апреле 2025
Вторая публикация мониторинга беларуских медийных TikTok акаунтов. В нашем мониторинге более 300 каналов. В апреле контент был размещен на 152. Общее число анализируемых видео составило 6517, котор…
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May 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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How Belarusian #propaganda disinforms about the Polish elections / #FIMI #disinformation #Wybory2025 #debata #polityka factcheck.by/eng/news/by_...
April 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Comparing automated #contentanalysis methods on 12K #TikTok videos with #беларусь hashtag Classic NLP #NLTK classified 96.3% of content as negative 😬 #OpenAI approach showed balanced view: 51.5% neutral, 30.2% positive, 18.3% negative Fact-checkers beware Thanks #Exolyt factcheck.by/eng/news/nlt...
Artificial Intelligence vs. Manipulation: Comparing Approaches to Detecting Manipulative Content
<p>In the era of information wars and mass disinformation, automatic content analysis systems are becoming an indispensable tool for fact-checkers and media researchers. In this article, we compare tw...
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April 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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#LLMGrooming as a New Threat: How Pro-Kremlin Networks Prepare Information for #AI / #pravdanetwork #disinformation #fakenews factcheck.by/eng/news/llm...
April 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Dolls, fellow travelers and "Banderastan": how Belarusian state TV attacks Polish democracy / #Disinformation / #FIMI / #factchecking factcheck.by/eng/news/ctv...
April 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The data support the hypothesis that the use of Lukashenko's surname in #clickbait headlines not only increases organic engagement, but also provokes large-scale ‘bot raids’. This is especially evident for the most provocative headlines. factcheck.by/eng/news/you...
April 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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#YouTube trends in #Belarus, March 2025 infopolicy.net/youtube-tren...
April 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Belarusian #YouTube channels in March'2025 infopolicy.net/youtube_bela...
April 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Streams of Belarusian YouTube channels in March 2025 infopolicy.net/youtube_stre...
April 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Belarusian media #TikTok in March 2025 infopolicy.net/tiktok_belar...
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Our new report reveals large-scale, coordinated bot activity in two pro-government Belarusian #TikTok channels. We identified structured #botnet with distinct behavior patterns, centralized control, and propaganda-aligned language. / #Disinformation

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March 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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30 leading socio-political #TikTok channels in #Belarus / #socialmedia infopolicy.net/top30_tiktok...
March 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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During Jan'-February 2025, the main #disinformation narratives in #Belarus stateowned YouTube channels were anti-elitism, global conspiracy, and dehumanization. These narratives aim to spread distrust, fear, and division in society.

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March 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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How Pro-Russian Activists Are Threatening Europe With a 'Catastrophe' Over Supporting Ukraine factcheck.by/eng/news/eur...
March 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Most viewable #YouTube streams in #Belarus / #StandWithBelarus, february 2025 infopolicy.net/youtube_bela...
March 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Our recent analysis of Belarusian state YouTube channels reveals how they systematically circumvent sanctions to spread #disinformation about Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine

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February 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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#Bigtech / #VLOPs is backing out of commitments countering #disinformation—What’s Next for the EU’s Code of Practice? democracy-reporting.org/en/office/EU...
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February 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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The Recent #USAID Controversy: Belarusian #Propaganda Machine in Action factcheck.by/eng/news/usa...
February 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM