Information War The year in five major themes from Coda From the fallout of war in Ukraine to climate denial and historical amnesia, here’s how we connected the dots in the chaos of 2022 roundup Rebekah Robinson
The year in Russian disinformation campaigns Since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has been cooking up disinformation to justify its war. Several narratives have resonated around the world roundup Amanda Coakley
Information War Antisemitism has never been new Mike Rothschild sits down with Coda to discuss why antisemitic conspiracies persist and what comes after QAnon q&a Isobel Cockerell
Information War Russia is using African influencers to spread its lies on Twitter The Kremlin-backed Wagner Group is turning to a network of pan-African activists with large social media followings to justify the invasion of Ukraine feature Amanda Coakley and Frankie Vetch
Information War Meghan never stood a chance against the internet Netflix’s “Harry & Meghan” documentary has re-ignited a campaign of hate by a mix of real and fake accounts targeting the royal couple feature Isobel Cockerell
Coda на русском Китай как дезинформационная сверхдержава Как Пекин решил влиять на общественное мнение по всему миру, используя подконтрольные СМИ и партнерские соглашения с другими медиа q&a Liam Scott
Soft Power How China became a global disinformation superpower Beijing is working to influence public opinion through state media’s partnership agreements abroad q&a Liam Scott
Information War Along the Poland border with Belarus, 'we will never know how many people died' Poland blocks asylum seekers at the border with Belarus. The result is injury, even death, and a tarnishing of Poland’s humanitarian achievements q&a Amanda Coakley
Information War Qatar rebrands criticism from the West as a clash of civilizations The intensity of the coverage of human rights failings, the World Cup hosts say, is racism in action rather than genuine concern explainer Shougat Dasgupta and Rayan El Amine
Soft Power Behind the carnivalesque energy at CPAC México, a serious bid to unite a fractured international far-right Ideological true-believers, Catholic nationalists and cross-border election-deniers gathered in Mexico City to hone an agenda and anoint a new conservative leader for Mexico dispatch Danielle Lee Tomson
Information War ‘Kanye drank the Kool Aid’: Connecting the dots between antisemitism and white nationalism Antisemitism is at the heart of American white nationalist ideology, drawing on the age-old trope of blaming Jewish people for societal ills q&a Erica Hellerstein
Traditional Values As Italy’s Meloni plays it moderate, her political lieutenant draws a hard right line Putin-backed traditional values meets neo-fascism as women and LGBTQ people brace for impact in Italy dispatch Isobel Cockerell
Information War Syria rolls out the red carpet for influencers and friendly foreigners, while local reporters face death and prison An elaborate disinformation campaign to show that stability has returned to Syria might be prompting countries to forcibly thrust Syrian refugees back into an ongoing civil war feature Rayan El Amine
Information War AI image generators enable the creation of fake pictures to support fake news Widespread access to new technology will make fact checking and countering disinformation more complex, warns new report q&a Rebekah Robinson
Information War Election disinformation is moving from TikTok to WhatsApp and beyond in Brazil’s election Digital disinformation has played a pivotal role in Jair Bolsonaro’s rise – and it could determine whether or not he stays in power feature Laura Scofield