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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw forces attempt to occupy not only land but minds.

A network that labels Sikh activists as "extremists" and attempts to undermine calls for Sikh independence has reappeared on social media.

Several CIR open source investigators shed light on the challenges of investigating human rights abuses and war crimes. 

CIR explores the Russian influence operations that have attempted to spread disinformation, sow division and undermine democracy.

The transcript of the opening speech at the CIR Open Source Film Awards.

The second article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into those conspiracy theories that emerged around the attack in May 2023 in Allen, Texas on both mainstream and fringe social media platforms.

Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is releasing more internal policies relating to the unique challenges online researchers face. Today, we are sharing our “Online Abuse Policy, Support Mechanisms, and Guidance”, a document that sets out how CIR supports staff facing online abuse as a result of their work.

The first article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into the conspiracy theories that were circulating on social media in the aftermath of the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii in 2023.

By Francesca Gentile A joint CIR investigation finds that last year’s YouTube award for the most-viewed news channel in Indonesia was...

The live, open source map documents verified data of abuses, attacks and protests.

Over five years ago, in December 2017, I published a piece in Coda Story entitled “How Disinformation Became a New Threat to Women.” It...