Information War Self-medication and disinformation fuel Colombia’s Covid-19 crisis The widespread influence of unproven treatments and disinformation on social media could damage the South American country’s national vaccine rollout. dispatch Andrew J. Wight
Information War The information war eroding political reality in Brazil After years studying the nation’s military hierarchy, one academic believes that he has uncovered a coordinated program to contaminate discourse and bolster the army’s power feature Darren Loucaides
Traditional Values Istanbul student protests are a new frontline for the LGBTQ community Demands for academic freedom have grown into calls for solidarity with an increasingly embattled community dispatch Tessa Fox
Information War QAnon followers back the Myanmar coup The military takeover gives hope to believers in the world’s biggest conspiracy theory brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Information War QAnon followers think Trump will be back in the White House by March Supporters have shifted to merge their beliefs with those promoted by the extremist sovereign citizen movement brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Information War TikTok sees a surge in anti-protest disinformation in Russia Social media influencers with millions of followers have urged ordinary Russians to stay away from demonstrations in support of Alexey Navalny brief Katia Patin
Soft Power Uyghurs in Turkey fear China is leveraging its Covid-19 vaccine to have them deported to Xinjiang A new extradition agreement between the two countries could be disastrous for exiles brief Isobel Cockerell
Information War How antisemitic conspiracy theories fueled the Capitol Hill riots Pro-genocide and anti-Jewish ideologies have become a common sight both online and offline brief Isobel Cockerell
Information War Trump supporters are casting Mike Pence as a modern-day Judas After declaring Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election, the devout Christian vice president has found himself compared to the Bible’s most infamous figure brief Katia Patin
Information War The year QAnon went global From hip-hop to the wellness industry and Australia to the Balkans, the bizarre conspiracy theory has spread across the world explainer Coda Staff
Information War How Fox News distorted a story about Representative Eric Swalwell Right-wing media have spun an Axios report on a Chinese influence operation into attacks against a Democratic congressman feature Caitlin Thompson
Information War From Russian trolls to right-wing pundits, Jen Psaki just can’t catch a break President-elect Joe Biden’s new press secretary is being targeted by all sides explainer Caitlin Thompson and Katia Patin
Information War ‘I don’t see any future in Sicily’: How migrants have become scapegoats for the coronavirus crisis The Italian island prides itself on being a welcoming crossroads of cultures, but rising populist rhetoric is changing the conversation dispatch Ismail Einashe
Russia says it's safe for refugees to return to Syria. They don't believe a word of it A recent conference in Damascus guaranteed the welfare of displaced people, but its real goal was the pursuit of reconstruction funding dispatch Tessa Fox
Soft Power Pompeo to arrive in troubled Caucasus region with diminished stature, credibility The U.S. Secretary of State takes a trip to the other Georgia dispatch Natalia Antelava
