Disinformation Putin's playbook: Strongmen around the world are using Russian tactics to quell dissent Leaders from Nicaragua to Egypt are using "foreign agent" laws to target overseas-backed NGOs and media roundup Coda Staff
Disinformation Fiverr's jobbing actors play a starring role in Pakistan's fake news business A network of Facebook accounts used gig workers to pose as news readers in a campaign backing the nation’s government and military feature Ramsha Jahangir
Disinformation Dubious Honors For years, authoritarian leaders have been garlanded with prestigious international awards by foreign governments and institutions. Why does this happen and what good does it do anyone? roundup Coda Staff
How Chinese cottagecore swept the internet Li Ziqi and Dianxi Xiaoge have billions of views documenting a fairytale version of life in rural China feature Isobel Cockerell
Disinformation A ruthless Sudanese militia is using Covid-19 to launder its image After years of violence, the Rapid Support Forces are attempting to rebrand themselves as saviors of the nation feature Mat Nashed
Disinformation 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
Disinformation 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
Disinformation Chinese cinema’s push to produce the ideal Uyghur citizen In presenting images of Xinjiang and its people, the state has sought to promote a rigid nationalist ideology essay Vanessa Frangville
Disinformation Investigation alleges Russian money behind political party in neighboring Georgia Documents show the Kremlin financing foreign politicians friendly to its interests dispatch Mariam Kiparoidze and Katia Patin
Disinformation 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
Disinformation ‘A political virus’: China's aid diplomacy and crackdown on Hong Kong protests While Beijing sends masks and medical equipment around the world, its grip on the city state and its pro-democracy movement tightens dispatch Chaewon Chung and Theodora Yu
Disinformation Veiled threats and WhatsApp bribes accompany Russia’s aid to Italy follow-up Isobel Cockerell
Disinformation The influence operation behind Russia's coronavirus aid to Italy How the Kremlin is using Covid-19 crisis to undermine NATO and the EU feature Natalia Antelava and Jacopo Iacoboni
Disinformation Soft Power: How nation-states buy influence Influence and control in the age of social media introduction Coda Story
Disinformation Pro-Orban media moguls who destroyed Hungary’s media now targeting European outlets A buying spree by Orban’s oligarchs across Europe means more far-right news outlets and more danger to EU democracies dispatch Alison Mutler
