Media Media 2021-04-06 Taliban take aim at freedom of expression with brutal assassinations, intimidation The Taliban have ramped up attacks against journalists in recent months in the hopes of silencing critics and undermining hope for an open society in Afghanistan. Media 2020-11-23 ISIS outlets exhibit major deterioration with lack of quality photos, videos The degradation of ISIS's once-sophisticated propaganda machine reflects the territorial and ideological losses the group has suffered in recent years. Media 2020-11-06 Beijing's diplomats adapt Kremlin tactics in broadening disinformation offensive China's campaign borrows tactics from troll factories and relies heavily on Russian and Iranian state-sponsored news outlets to 'validate' false narratives and conspiracy theories. Media 2020-09-07 China brags of normality as world continues to reel from pandemic While the rest of the world suffers under lockdowns due to COVID-19, Beijing appears intent on making the country appear to have moved on. See what Chinese state media is doing. Media 2020-09-02 Facebook uncovers Kremlin-linked campaign bent on sowing US chaos Trying out a new wrinkle, the Kremlin's Internet Research Agency duped real Americans to write for a website that bills itself as a 'global news organisation'. Media 2020-08-21 China's self portrayal as COVID-19 hero contradicts true role in pandemic Beijing is actively trying to convince the world that its efforts during the global health crisis have been 'heroic'. Facts say otherwise. Media 2020-08-03 Investigation reveals Iran's COVID-19 deaths triple of what officially stated More than 40,000 Iranians have died from coronavirus, not 14,000 as what the regime is projecting, as revealed by leaked documents. Media 2020-06-12 Twitter deletes 170,000 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation campaigns The move by the influential social media giant comes amid growing evidence Beijing is employing massive resources in an attempt to sway public opinion with false information. Media 2020-05-11 China, Russia step up co-operation on spreading coronavirus disinformation A convergence of interests between the two regimes with the goal of shaping public understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own purposes has become evident. Media 2020-03-26 G7 members slam China over coronavirus disinformation campaign Beijing continues to spread conspiracy theories on social media and is now attempting to appear to the world as a benevolent power with no responsibility for the COVID-19 outbreak. 1 | 2 | 3 | Next
