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Layla Mashkoor @laylam.bsky.social · 15d

Today @dfrlab.bsky.social published an investigation into REST, a newly launched “media outlet” targeting Moldova ahead of its elxn. Our forensic analysis shows REST’s infrastructure and workflow is linked to milblogger channel Rybar, whose creator is sanctioned by the EU

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Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova

REST is linked to the Russian threat actor Rybar, which targets EU countries, along with Moldova.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · 11d

5/ When foreign aid becomes a weapon: Pro-Kremlin actors exploited USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape

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Pro-Kremlin actors exploit USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape

Multiple apparent influence campaigns using USAID cuts to promote election denialism and push for criminalization of Moldova’s ruling party.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · 11d

4/ Accusations abroad: A cross-platform campaign tried to discredit Moldova’s president by dragging Romania into the mix

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Cross-platform campaign accuses Moldova's Sandu of meddling in Romanian elections

A network of more than 200 coordinated accounts targeted Romania in a months-long operation supporting Simion and Georgescu.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · 11d

3/ Paid to post: A Russia-linked “digital army” of influencers is flooding Moldova’s feeds with propaganda ahead of the vote

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Paid to post: Russia-linked 'digital army' seeks to undermine Moldovan election

Russia-linked operation active since at least 2024 is using paid 'activists' to target Moldovan vote.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · 11d

2/ Covert media: REST, a newly launched online outlet targeting Moldovan audiences ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections is linked to Rybar, a pro-Russian “military blogger” and propaganda operation

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Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova

REST is linked to the Russian threat actor Rybar, which targets EU countries, along with Moldova.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · 11d

1/ The risks ahead: Our Country Election Risk Assessment, with Debunk.org, @alliance4europe.bsky.social and @disinfo.eu, maps the threats to Moldova’s 2025 electoral environment.
Full report: fimi-isac.org/wp-content/u...

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · 11d

🚨With #MoldovanElections around the corner, the information war is in full swing. The DFRLab has tracked the operations in play... here are 5 investigations to know before the Sept 28 vote 👇

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Aug 1

20 years ago, the WSIS captured lightning in a bottle. Now, with the WSIS+20 review on the horizon, the stakes for global digital governance are higher than ever.

DTI’s @kkomaitis.bsky.social calls this a pivotal moment for the internet’s future: bit.ly/4lTlvQL

'The multistakeholder model is the engine that powers the internet' —Konstantinos Komaitis on WSIS+20

A statement from Konstantinos Komaitis on the WSIS+20 process and the future of digital governance.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jul 24

Check out DFRLab's recent report with OpenMinds, where we expose a massive bot network pushing propaganda across #Telegram channels in occupied Ukraine: bit.ly/46t4tnW

Digital occupation: Pro-Russian bot networks target Ukraine's occupied territories on Telegram

Analysis of 3,634 automated accounts spreading pro-Russian propaganda on Telegram channels targeting Ukrainian populations in occupied territories.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jul 24

First Telegram bots. Now TikTok.

DFRLab exposes how Kremlin-aligned influencers are using #TikTok’s audiovisual power to sell a “revived” #Mariupol, portraying Russian rule as peaceful, and discrediting Ukraine. 📱

New from Iryna Adam: bit.ly/4m51g2e

Manufacturing reality: How pro-Russian TikTok accounts promote Donbas’s revival

On TikTok, pro-Russian accounts are attempting to craft an image of a thriving Mariupol, despite concerns from citizens on the ground.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jul 21

🇨🇴 Colombia’s oldest guerrilla group the #ELN, has quietly built a digital empire across X, Meta, and more. Uncover how they've evaded platform bans, while spreading Kremlin-backed narratives & building an "alternative media" brand identity:

🔎: bit.ly/3GPNqC4

Kremlin-affiliated outlets find digital ally in Colombia's oldest guerrilla group

US-designated terrorist organization ELN oversees a vast digital operation that promotes pro-Kremlin and anti-US content.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jul 17

The latest report from the DFRLab & OpenMinds, pulls back the curtain on a Telegram-based operation that quietly supported Russia’s occupation of Ukraine...one comment at a time 🇺🇦📱

Read the full report: bit.ly/4lz2nHx
Summary: bit.ly/3GRVamS

Digital occupation: Pro-Russian bot networks target Ukraine's occupied territories on Telegram

Analysis of 3,634 automated accounts spreading pro-Russian propaganda on Telegram channels targeting Ukrainian populations in occupied territories.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎥 LIVE NOW

Join the DFRLab, OpenMinds and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Eurasia Center as we launch a new report on how 3,600+ fake Telegram accounts quietly shaped narratives in Ukraine’s occupied territories.

Watch live: t.co/117jalV1Tc

https://bit.ly/4lDuLrQ

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jul 14

An influence operation that didn’t go viral...but didn’t have to.

Join us July 16 as we launch a new report w/ OpenMinds & AC Eurasia Center on how 3,600+ fake Telegram accounts quietly shaped narratives in occupied Ukraine.

Live at 10 a.m. ET: bit.ly/4lWqnEw

Digital occupation: Inside Russia’s Telegram battle in Ukraine

A new report—launched in partnership with the Digital Forensic Research Lab, Eurasia Center, and OpenMinds—uncovers how thousands of fake Telegram accounts were used in a covert Russian influence camp...

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Ruslan Trad @ruslantrad.bsky.social · Jul 4

A recent analysis by the Atlantic Council’s @dfrlab.bsky.social reveals that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok played a problematic role in spreading disinformation during the early days of the Israel-Iran conflict.

Grok struggles with fact-checking amid Israel-Iran war

An analysis of over 100,000 posts on X reveals Grok's inaccurate and conflicting verifications in responses regarding the Israel-Iran war.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jul 9

What does modern occupation look like online? 🤖

Join the DFRLab, OpenMinds & Eurasia Center on July 16 at 10:00a.m. for a live discussion on how pro-Russian Telegram bots flooded Ukrainian channels w/ messages simulating support for occupation: bit.ly/4lDuLrQ

Digital occupation: Inside Russia’s Telegram battle in Ukraine

A new report—launched in partnership with the Digital Forensic Research Lab, Eurasia Center, and OpenMinds—uncovers how thousands of fake Telegram accounts were used in a covert Russian influence camp...

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Valentin Châtelet @vchatelet.bsky.social · Jun 30

In this week's episode of the Active Measure Newsletter's podcast I was invited to discuss the content of our joint investigation with @dfrlab.bsky.social and @checkfirst.network on the Pravda Network and the consequences of the poisoning of LLMs & the targeting of Wikipedia
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The Pravda Network with Valentin Chatelet - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

This week, Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson welcome Valentin Chatelet, a research associate at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, for an urgent discussion of the Pravda Network--a Russia...

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jun 25

War through Grok-tinted glasses? 🤖 As tensions escalated between Israel & Iran, X's #Grok became an unlikely narrator of the war—often getting it wrong. DFRLab's @estebanpdl.bsky.social analyzed 130k+ posts to uncover how the AI amplified confusion in conflict's early days: bit.ly/3FULvvB

Grok struggles with fact-checking amid Israel-Iran war

An analysis of over 100,000 posts on X reveals Grok's inaccurate and conflicting verifications in responses regarding the Israel-Iran war.

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Layla Mashkoor @laylam.bsky.social · Jun 19

A deepfake video of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went viral on TikTok and X. Despite being labeled, fact-checked, and eventually removed, the claims in the video continued to be amplified, illustrating how AI-generated disinformation persists. dfrlab.org/2025/06/19/d... @dfrlab.bsky.social

Deepfake video of Canadian Prime Minister reaches millions on TikTok, X

Even after removal and debunking, the video’s claims gained traction via high-profile accounts.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jun 12

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jun 12

HAPPENING NOW: Join Vint Cerf, Anriette Esterhuysen, Jason Pielemeier, and Chengetai Masango as they explore the IGF’s legacy—and why defending an open internet is more urgent than ever 🛜

🔗Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wQM...

Why the UN’s Internet Governance Forum still matters twenty years on

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jun 11

There’s still time to register!

Join the Democracy + Tech Initiative on June 12 at 9:00a.m. for a conversation on why @intgovforum.bsky.social matters now more than ever.

🔗Registration: bit.ly/3SCO9J6

Why the UN’s Internet Governance Forum still matters twenty years on

Hosted by the Democracy + Tech Initiative, this conversation brings together experts to explore the importance of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the role it has played for the past twenty yea...

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jun 9

What role should the UN’s IGF play in a rapidly changing digital world? 💻🌐

On June 12 at 9:00a.m. join Vint Cerf, @anriette.bsky.social, Jason Pielemeier, @chengetai.bsky.social, and @kkomaitis.bsky.social as they explore the forum’s next chapter: bit.ly/3SCO9J6

Why the UN’s Internet Governance Forum still matters twenty years on

Hosted by the Democracy + Tech Initiative, this conversation brings together experts to explore the importance of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the role it has played for the past twenty yea...

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Jun 5

Why does the UN’s @intgovforum.bsky.social still matter 20 years on? 🌐

Join us June 12 at 9am ET as Vint Cerf, Anriette Esterhuysen, Jason Pielemeier, and Chengetai Masango, explore the IGF’s legacy—and why defending an open internet is more urgent than ever.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/3SCO9J6

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Why the UN’s Internet Governance Forum still matters twenty years on

Hosted by the Democracy + Tech Initiative, this conversation brings together experts to explore the importance of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the role it has played for the past twenty yea...

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · May 29

⚠️ New Report: Banned, yet Broadcasting

Belarusian state media is trying to discredit the Polish Presidential elections and amplify candidates across social media.

Today, we publish this report w @dfrlab.bsky.social and the Political Accountability Foundation.

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Banned, Yet Broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian State Media Influencing the Polish Elections - Alliance4Europe

Sanctioned Belarusian state media is interfering in the Polish Presidential elections through social media, circumventing EU sanctions.

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