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Film awards Disinformation OSINT

Apr 22

The CIR Open Source Film Awards

The transcript of the opening speech at the CIR Open Source Film Awards.

Spotlight on Extremism Conspiracy Allen Spotlight Conspiracy theories Social Media

Feb 7

The Allen shooting: conspiracy theories on mainstream and fringe platforms

By Rollo Collins and Francesca Gentile The second article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into those conspiracy theories...

Dec 21

Being online should not come with worry

Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is releasing more internal policies relating to the unique challenges online researchers face. Today, we are sharing our “Online Abuse Policy, Support Mechanisms, and Guidance”, a document that sets out how CIR supports staff facing online abuse as a result of their work.

Spotlight on Extremism

Dec 21

Hawaiian wildfires: natural disasters and conspiracy theories

By Rollo Collins, Francesca Gentile and Kyle Glen The first article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into the conspiracy...

Disinformation

Dec 11

Indonesian News Outlet Promotes Russian Narratives on YouTube

By Francesca Gentile A joint CIR investigation finds that last year’s YouTube award for the most-viewed news channel in Indonesia was...

Nov 16

Let’s talk about mental health

Jul 18

Launching Sudan Shahid: documenting violence and its impact on civilians in Sudan

The Sudan Shahid map is a collaborative effort between the Centre for Information Resilience, C4ADS and the Sudan Human Rights Hub to monitor the violence in Sudan documented by our teams and partners.

Human rights Afghanistan Taliban

May 18

Afghan Witness launch map to monitor human rights in Afghanistan

The live, open source map documents verified data of abuses, attacks and protests.

Hypatia Project Disinformation

Mar 28

Reflecting on Five Years of Work on Gendered Disinformation

Over five years ago, in December 2017, I published a piece in Coda Story entitled “How Disinformation Became a New Threat to Women.” It...

May 3

Using virtual reality in open source investigations

Open source investigation requires a constant willingness to adapt and seek out new methods of understanding content. One of its biggest...

Feb 2

The West has gotten savvier about Russian disinformation. Will that help Ukraine?

Last week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told the American people — and the world — about the United States’ concerns that the Russian government was preparing to invade Ukraine. “As part of its plans,” Psaki said, the Kremlin is “laying the groundwork to have the option of fabricating a pretext for invasion” — a false-flag campaign that would lay the blame on Ukraine for instigating the conflict.

Dec 31

Happy New Year from CIR

After launching mid 2020, 2021 was the Centre for Information Resilience’s first “full” year. It’s certainly been a year of evolution and...