Information War In Kazakhstan, coronavirus conspiracies are the latest celebrity craze As the nation battles a wave of infections and drug shortages, pop stars and influencers are using social media to push wild theories feature Katia Patin
Information War Doctor by day, anti-disinfo warrior by night: fighting Yemen’s Covid-19 crisis Armed with social media, one Yemeni doctor living in Germany has marshalled hundreds of medical professionals to provide free and accurate coronavirus advice to people in his homeland dispatch Casey Coombs
Information War Tensions skyrocket in Serbia as the president casts street protestors as violent conspiracists After two nights of pandemic-related unrest, President Aleksandar Vucic described protestors as anti-5G activists and flat-earthers dispatch Katia Patin
Information War Hungary’s leading independent news site Index plunged into turmoil follow-up Katia Patin
Information War How coronavirus slammed the door on asylum seekers Countries around the world are shutting their borders to asylum seekers and implementing harsh immigration policies dispatch Joshua Craze
Soft Power Russia uses nuclear power to fuel its influence As the nation emerges as the world’s dominant exporter of atomic energy, a toxic legacy of accidents and cover ups looms large feature Jonathan Brown and Benas Gerdziunas
Information War North Korea prepares to drop propaganda leaflets in South Korea, raising tensions On the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, relations between both countries have deteriorated again dispatch Chaewon Chung
The boogaloo movement is trying to use Black Lives Matter to push its own agenda Some U.S. anti-government extremists have tried to rebrand their cause as multicultural and inclusive — but a strong current of prejudice and division still runs through it dispatch Marc-André Argentino
Information War How K-pop information warfare outmaneuvered the far right This global community has emerged as a political force, thanks to its backing of the Black Lives Matter movement dispatch Chaewon Chung and Isobel Cockerell
Traditional Values German far-right group uses YouTube, podcasts and rap to convert Gen Z Ein Prozent is funding nationalist influencers to sway a new generation of ‘patriots’ feature Filip Brokeš
Information War How Covid-19 spread QAnon in Germany The sprawling movement which centers on an alleged “deep state” plot against President Donald Trump, has gained traction among anti-lockdown demonstrators and conspiracy theorists dispatch Carol Schaeffer
Information War “It isn’t the Russians who murdered George Floyd.” How US disinformation threatens Black Lives Matter Disinformation experts say campaigns from far-right white supremacist conspiracy groups threaten U.S. anti-racism protests dispatch Isobel Cockerell and Rachel Sherman
