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Roska Bridge: How a pro-Russian IMS exploits vulnerabilities of decentralised platforms to spread propaganda
Published: July 2, 2026 04:00
Our new investigation reveals how a sophisticated Russian information manipulation set (IMS), dubbed “Roska Bridge”, uses alternative and decentralised social media platforms as a weapon to flood Western and domestic Russian audiences with aggressive,…
Noise without effect: anti-Pashinyan disinformation on the rise ahead of Armenian parliamentary elections
Published: June 10, 2026 04:00
We spent one month ahead of Armenian parliamentary elections monitoring disinformation spread by foreign Information Manipulation Sets and tracking what recommendation algorithms were pushing to diaspora users searching for content about the vote. The post…
Introducing Tutki: We simulated social media to teach how it gets weaponised
Published: June 5, 2026 09:36
We run OSINT investigations. We contributed to create methodological and ethical guidelines to frame the practice. Logically, we developed a platform to help organisations strengthen their staff’s resilience against information manipulation, foreign…
Watch the replay: Ethics in the fight against disinformation: from theory to practice
Published: May 27, 2026 14:07
On May 19th, Nelly Pailleux discussed the ethical implications while conducting OSINT investigations in light of the ObSINT guidelines. The post Watch the replay: Ethics in the fight against disinformation: from theory to practice appeared first on…
CheckFirst and Filigran connect the Pravda network to OpenCTI
https://checkfirst.network/checkfirst-and-filigran-connect-the-pravda-network-to-opencti/
Published: April 29, 2026 11:55
Meet CheckFirst’s Import Connector, which brings in real-time data directly from the Pravda network. The post CheckFirst and Filigran connect the Pravda network to OpenCTI appeared first on CheckFirst.
Watch the replay: Decoding Russian intelligence: what medals and insignia reveal
Published: April 27, 2026 09:55
On April 23rd, Hervé Letoqueux presented findings from two recent investigations merging OSINT and phaleristics. The post Watch the replay: Decoding Russian intelligence: what medals and insignia reveal appeared first on CheckFirst.
CheckFirst and Samsa immerse French journalists in a virtual foreign interference campaign
Published: March 13, 2026 13:10
We constructed a one-day training with the French training organisation Samsa to help French journalists to learn how to identify and analyze information manipulation, disinformation campaigns, and coordinated inauthentic behavior in electoral context. …
Unveiling GRU’s Information Operations Troops with OSINT and Medals
https://checkfirst.network/unveiling-grus-information-operations-troops-with-osint-and-medals/
Published: February 9, 2026 08:41
We tracked the infrastructure of one of the most secretive units of Russian intelligence by using phaleristics (i.e. the academic study of medals and military decorations) and traditional OSINT techniques. The post Unveiling GRU’s Information Operations…
A collective approach to documenting the supply chain of disinformation
https://checkfirst.network/a-collective-approach-to-documenting-the-supply-chain-of-disinformation/
Published: January 16, 2026 13:59
Together with EU DisinfoLab, Viginum, Cassini, the Auswärtiges Amt, the EEAS and the DFRLab, we decided that it was time to organise our shared knowledge for the benefit of the community, using the Viginum-developed Information Manipulation Set (IMS)…
CheckFirst and IWF join forces to tackle illegal content
https://checkfirst.network/check-first-and-iwf-join-forces-to-tackle-illegal-content/
Published: December 22, 2025 10:24
We believe that this partnership will only strengthen our shared commitment towards a safer internet, given IWF’s technology-led mission to combat online child sexual abuse material. The post CheckFirst and IWF join forces to tackle illegal content…