We wish you a happy new year. As we embark on this new chapter, we have decided to move away from X. You can keep up to date with our latest activities by following us on BlueSky, Mastodon & LinkedIn. We also encourage you to subscribe to our newsletter. checkfirst.network/newslette…

Matriochka, Portal Kombat, Copycop : en 2024, ces ingérences russes ont redoublé d’intensité, en pleine année électorale. Notre rédaction revient sur une année marquée par ces offensives numériques, avec les éclairages de à @maximeaudinet et @CheckFirstHQ f24.my/AqJl

Meta allowed a mysterious network of Facebook pages to post more than 3,000 political ads attacking Romania’s pro-EU presidential candidate in the run-up to the country’s elections trib.al/B6Jr7BQ

Meta allowed a mysterious network of Facebook pages to post more than 3,000 political ads attacking Romania’s pro-EU presidential candidate in the run-up to the country’s elections trib.al/CZtHJki

Entä vieläkö muistatte The Tiktok Effect -raportin? faktabaari.fi/fakta/faktabaa… Faktabaarin ja @CheckFirstHQ menestyksekkään CrossOver-hankkeen rohkaisemana EDMO NORDIS -jäsenet sopivat, että CrossOver-verkosto laajennetaan myös Tanskaan, Norjaan ja Ruotsiin.

🚩Interested in becoming a Trusted Flagger? Next week, we will co-organise with @DisinfoEU a closed-door webinar on what it entails to become a Trusted Flagger under the #DSA. Reach out to eu@cdt.org if you would like to participate!

🎉Exciting news!🎉 NORDIS is hosting the conference “Disinformation in a Year of Elections” on November 18, from 09:00 to 12:30 CET, both in Copenhagen and online. Do not miss out on insights about disinformation surrounding the U.S. and EU elections, talks on AI and what activities you can expect from the second period of NORDIS. The opening address will be delivered by Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. 🔗 Full program here: bit.ly/4fzBFv6 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4ej2Rx7 Feel free to forward the invitation and repost! 📢 See you there 👋

This #electionday, the US intelligence community is on high alert for intensified #foreigninfluence post-election. New report from @DinaMSadek & @maxbrizzuto covers what to expect from disinformation campaigns targeting election integrity: dfrlab.org/2024/11/05/what-t…

Tomorrow we will have an exciting webinar with @KrackNoemie where we will explore how the AI act and DSA can overcome the challenges of Gen AI and disinformation It's not too late 👉 sign up and join us at 14:30 CEST!

»Operation Overload«: Vermeintlich stammten die vielen E-Mails von besorgten Bürgern, tatsächlich wohl von Russen: Mit Lügen über Kamala #Harris haben sie offenbar versucht, Faktenprüfer in den vergangenen Wochen zu überlasten. spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/oper…

🚨 Operation Overload: Disinformazione sulle elezioni americane 🇺🇸 📍Si tratta di attacchi mirati contro importanti testate giornalistiche americane e internazionali, istituti di ricerca e fact-checkers. La manipolazione delle piattaforme social amplifica narrazioni allineate agli interessi del Cremlino.

The FBI has warned of two fake videos circulating online aimed at casting doubt around the US presidential election. These videos are v likely part of a wider Russian campaign @Shayan86 and I’ve been tracking for a long time 🧵 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2…

DSA opens new possibilities for the research community and we want to hear your voice: submit your contribution to the consultation on the draft delegated act on access to data by researchers - deadline 26 November!👇 digital-strategy.ec.europa.e…

🗣️"The goal of Operation Overload is to use you, the fact-checkers, to amplify their narrative." At the #EFCSNConference in Brussels, our CTO Amaury sheds light on Operation Overload - the disinformation campaign we uncovered in June with @resetdottech. checkfirst.network/operation…

🤔Do you know about cases such as Operation Overload or Doppelganger? If not, this is your opportunity to change it! 🌎A network of organisations analysing foreign information manipulation and interference, FIMI-ISAC, has published an analysis of the case studies member organisations reported during the first half of this year! 🎉We are very proud to be part of this network! fimi-isac.org/reports/index.…

A Russia-aligned influence operation, known as Operation Overload, is reportedly using "significant resources" to target the U.S. presidential election, with a particular focus on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign. therecord.media/russia-us-pr…

🇺🇸 🗳️ 🇷🇺 - New @RecordedFuture report! This research, from my colleague @brianjliston with our influence operations team, examines Operation Overload — a Russia-aligned IO aggressively targeting the 2024 US presidential election. recordedfuture.com/research/…

We express concern over recent raids on two @DFRLab team members’ homes in Georgia. Supporting transparent, nonpartisan research is vital, especially in sensitive times. Read the Atlantic Council’s full statement here: dfrlab.org/2024/10/24/statem…