ASD researchers analyze Hamilton 2.0 data to understand the narratives and topics the Russian, Chinese, and Iranian governments and state-funded media are promoting on Twitter, YouTube, broadcast television, and state-sponsored news websites. This reporting provides insight into state-backed narratives from the previous week and provides journalists, researchers, and citizens with information to better shape how they view Russia, China, and Iran’s messaging aimed at the West.
The Syria Swarm: How pro-Kremlin Accounts Influence Western Public Opinion
As the United States, Britain, and France launched targeted airstrikes against suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria on April 13, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis predicted that there would be “a significant disinformation campaign over th [...]