Graphika's new report, Umbrae Ex Machina, is out today! The research, conducted by Graphika and Code For Africa with support from Meta, exposes a network of fabricated journalists and experts planted across African news outlets to advance Russian interests. Access the full report now!

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Graphika and Code for Africa expose 44 Russian-linked ghost reporters and fake experts spreading pro-Kremlin narratives across African news outlets since 2021.

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How do you spot violence-glorifying content when it’s designed to evade moderation? Graphika’s new research examines the #TrueCringeCommunity, a violent subset of the broader True Crime Community that glorifies perpetrators of mass violence and encourages others to commit acts of violence.

Graphika’s new report, Close to the Edge, is out today! We have increasingly observed members of online fringe communities that intersect with nihilistic violent extremism and that glorify violence or engage with extreme behavior embracing generative AI tools. Read on for the full report.

Close to the Edge

Graphika reveals how members of the Edgesphere and True Crime Community are using generative AI video tools — including OpenAI's Sora — to create lifelike videos glorifying mass shooters and perpetrat...

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At #Disinfo2025 learning that the Kremlin isn’t deconflicting its influence ops—so now it’s just Telegram bots arguing with each other in circles 🤣. Would love to see their OpenAI bill 👀 Great investigation by @jeanleroux.bsky.social and @learonzaud.bsky.social with some great #osint techniques!

My latest post analyzes the Annunciation Church attack and the perpetrator’s 96-day diary that documents their evolution from ideation to operational readiness, set against an eleven-year buildup of grievance, nihilism, and shooter-fandom conditioning. www.maargentino.com/true-crime-c...

True Crime Community - Fascination and Contagion & the Annunciation Church Shooting

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🚨 New Graphika Report: Jumping Off Platform 🚨 We examined how The Com & related networks spread content on TikTok, IG, Roblox, & more, then drive users to Discord/Telegram. Read here: buff.ly/2MPlOOT

In our new disinformation update: Storm-1516 goes on a spree of campaigns, which are impersonating the websites and reportage from the real media outlets: France TV, OK! USA and Correctiv

Graphika’s new report, Keeping Up With The Hacktivists, is out today! It examines how international hacktivist groups pursue attention, select targets, and interact in an evolving online landscape. To access the full report: graphika.com/reports/keep...

Keeping Up With The Hacktivists

Examining How International Hacktivist Groups Pursue Attention, Select Targets, and Interact in an Evolving Online Landscape

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REVEALED: Russia's use of non-existing journalists/experts in francophone Africa as part of an influence campaign. In 'Africa's Ghost Reporters', we reveal a campaign that has impacted over a dozen francophone countries, with more than 200 articles published in local media. 🧵

Inauthentic news-pravda websites from Russian Portal Kombat network are now creating accounts on Bluesky. I created a moderation list, it would be nice to help me to share it. Please do not hesitate to send me new accounts. Ping @moderation.bsky.app bsky.app/profile/did:...