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A look back on a crazy cool year here at Open Measures including some of our favorite research pieces, some of our media mentions, and new features we introduced to the research platform we’ve developed
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Closing the Book on 2025: Open Measures Retrospective
A parting glance at an exciting year for research and platform development
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December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A look back on a crazy cool year here at Open Measures including some of our favorite research pieces, some of our media mentions, and new features we introduced to the research platform we’ve developed
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Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
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Bondi Beach Tragedy Becomes Call for ‘Mass Deportations’ for the Australian Far-Right
Australian neo-Nazis have been quick to use the Bondi shooting to push Islamophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric
blog.openmeasures.io
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
Bondi Beach Tragedy Becomes Call for ‘Mass Deportations’ for the Australian Far-Right
Australian neo-Nazis have been quick to use the Bondi shooting to push Islamophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric
blog.openmeasures.io
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
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wrote about the rise and further rise of candace owens, whose unapologetically unhinged right-wing conspiracy theories have made her one of the most popular political voices in america — and are now causing headaches for the MAGA movement that backed her wapo.st/3MKjPwg w/ @tatumhunter.bsky.social
She was MAGA’s favorite conspiracist. Then she dug into Charlie Kirk’s killing.
The right-wing firebrand rose to prominence as a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist. Her latest claims have infuriated some of her former allies.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Conspiracy theories about weather manipulation (chemtrails, etc.) have spread online in recent years, driving increased threats against public officials.
In 2025, they were especially popular on Truth Social -- a platform run by the current head of US government.
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In 2025, they were especially popular on Truth Social -- a platform run by the current head of US government.
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Natural Disasters, Political Leaders Were Fuel for Weather Manipulation Conspiracy Theories in 2025 - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Conspiracy theories about weather manipulation (chemtrails, etc.) have spread online in recent years, driving increased threats against public officials.
In 2025, they were especially popular on Truth Social -- a platform run by the current head of US government.
openmeasures.io/weather-cons...
In 2025, they were especially popular on Truth Social -- a platform run by the current head of US government.
openmeasures.io/weather-cons...
We discovered videos on RuTube promoting junk "cheat tools" for Roblox that are actually vehicles for malware that can steal information off devices, like passwords and credit card info. The risks are particularly concerning given the game's popularity with children.
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RuTube Videos Share Malware Disguised as Roblox Cheat Tools - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
December 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We discovered videos on RuTube promoting junk "cheat tools" for Roblox that are actually vehicles for malware that can steal information off devices, like passwords and credit card info. The risks are particularly concerning given the game's popularity with children.
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openmeasures.io/rutube-roblo...
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Amid US-based 'Active Clubs' and teen 'Youth Clubs' expanding their online presence, @openmeasures.bsky.social have also identified a new Youth Club targeting young men in the UK
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White Nationalist 'Youth Clubs' Targeting Young Men Have Expanded Beyond US - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Amid US-based 'Active Clubs' and teen 'Youth Clubs' expanding their online presence, @openmeasures.bsky.social have also identified a new Youth Club targeting young men in the UK
openmeasures.io/internationa...
openmeasures.io/internationa...
NEW: We linked up with GIFCT to examine white nationalist “youth clubs” recruiting and propagandizing to teens on Telegram. They're affiliated with “active clubs,” decentralized racist groups cropping up in Canada and the US, and recently crossed over into the UK.
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White Nationalist 'Youth Clubs' Targeting Young Men Have Expanded Beyond US - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEW: We linked up with GIFCT to examine white nationalist “youth clubs” recruiting and propagandizing to teens on Telegram. They're affiliated with “active clubs,” decentralized racist groups cropping up in Canada and the US, and recently crossed over into the UK.
openmeasures.io/internationa...
openmeasures.io/internationa...
Open Measures senior researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social joined @jimacosta.bsky.social to talk about Nick Fuentes’ rise in mainstream politics, our research on that front, and more. Check it out!
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Expert Warns: How Extremist Voices Reached Trump's Dinner Table
YouTube video by Jim Acosta
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Open Measures senior researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social joined @jimacosta.bsky.social to talk about Nick Fuentes’ rise in mainstream politics, our research on that front, and more. Check it out!
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This piece cites our research looking at suggestions in mainstream news outlets that Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist social media personality, has seen his audience grow in recent months. Our review of the data revealed a different picture.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This piece cites our research looking at suggestions in mainstream news outlets that Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist social media personality, has seen his audience grow in recent months. Our review of the data revealed a different picture.
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A former Campbell's Soup executive described the company's food as "bioengineered" and disparagingly referred to its customers as "poor people," according to a lawsuit filed last month.
The comments ignited outrage over Thanksgiving week. Some encouraged boycotts.
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The comments ignited outrage over Thanksgiving week. Some encouraged boycotts.
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Former Campbell’s Soup Executive’s ‘Bioengineered Meat’ Claims Spark Online Outrage - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A former Campbell's Soup executive described the company's food as "bioengineered" and disparagingly referred to its customers as "poor people," according to a lawsuit filed last month.
The comments ignited outrage over Thanksgiving week. Some encouraged boycotts.
openmeasures.io/campbells-bi...
The comments ignited outrage over Thanksgiving week. Some encouraged boycotts.
openmeasures.io/campbells-bi...
ICYMI: Here's a look at the research our team published in November. We investigated:
🔍 Networks promoting an AI essay writing service on VK
🗳️ Last-minute smears in NYC's mayoral election
📊 Claims that Nick Fuentes' audience has recently grown
🕵️ Impersonation scams targeting Rumble users
🔍 Networks promoting an AI essay writing service on VK
🗳️ Last-minute smears in NYC's mayoral election
📊 Claims that Nick Fuentes' audience has recently grown
🕵️ Impersonation scams targeting Rumble users
ICYMI: November Roundup
Automated accounts on VK, smear campaigns against NYC's next mayor, an extremist internet personality's popularity, and impersonation scams on Rumble
blog.openmeasures.io
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ICYMI: Here's a look at the research our team published in November. We investigated:
🔍 Networks promoting an AI essay writing service on VK
🗳️ Last-minute smears in NYC's mayoral election
📊 Claims that Nick Fuentes' audience has recently grown
🕵️ Impersonation scams targeting Rumble users
🔍 Networks promoting an AI essay writing service on VK
🗳️ Last-minute smears in NYC's mayoral election
📊 Claims that Nick Fuentes' audience has recently grown
🕵️ Impersonation scams targeting Rumble users
NEW: We've been looking at suspicious activity on Rumble. Our latest looks at networks of accounts impersonating the platform's top content creators and trying to lure their audiences into suspicious Telegram chatrooms.
The most-impersonated figure? Dan Bongino.
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The most-impersonated figure? Dan Bongino.
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Impersonation Scams Target Audiences of Rumble Creators - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
NEW: We've been looking at suspicious activity on Rumble. Our latest looks at networks of accounts impersonating the platform's top content creators and trying to lure their audiences into suspicious Telegram chatrooms.
The most-impersonated figure? Dan Bongino.
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
The most-impersonated figure? Dan Bongino.
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts that’s the case.
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openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
Flash Report: Claims of Nick Fuentes’ Growing Popularity Are Unsupported by Data - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts that’s the case.
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
Last-ditch efforts to damage Zohran Mamdani's reputation, led by pro-Israel and anti-Muslim groups, rehashed Islamophobic smears against the Council on American-Islamic Relations -- a Muslim advocacy group that supported Mamdani's candidacy.
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Ahead of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory, Opponents Smeared a Muslim Advocacy Group Supporting Him - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Last-ditch efforts to damage Zohran Mamdani's reputation, led by pro-Israel and anti-Muslim groups, rehashed Islamophobic smears against the Council on American-Islamic Relations -- a Muslim advocacy group that supported Mamdani's candidacy.
openmeasures.io/zohran-mamda...
openmeasures.io/zohran-mamda...
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Four years ago, far-right white male supremacist Nick Fuentes was deplatformed pretty much everywhere.
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
Once barred from nearly every social media platform, Fuentes’s resurgence has driven a wedge through the conservative movement.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Four years ago, far-right white male supremacist Nick Fuentes was deplatformed pretty much everywhere.
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Open Measures senior researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social spoke to @willoremus.com for this article about the rising profile of extremist Nick Fuentes in mainstream conservative media circles and the turmoil it’s causing in the MAGA movement
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Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
Once barred from nearly every social media platform, Fuentes’s resurgence has driven a wedge through the conservative movement.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Open Measures senior researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social spoke to @willoremus.com for this article about the rising profile of extremist Nick Fuentes in mainstream conservative media circles and the turmoil it’s causing in the MAGA movement
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Our researchers investigated a network of VK pages promoting an essay-writing company based in Cyprus. The accounts appear to be running on generative AI and targeting prospective customers writing in English. The network posted more than 200k times in the last year.
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Network of VK Pages Blitzes Platform with Posts Promoting AI Essay-Writing Services - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Our researchers investigated a network of VK pages promoting an essay-writing company based in Cyprus. The accounts appear to be running on generative AI and targeting prospective customers writing in English. The network posted more than 200k times in the last year.
openmeasures.io/vk-pages-ess...
openmeasures.io/vk-pages-ess...
It's been a busy couple months at Open Measures -- so busy, if fact, that we forgot to send a monthly roundup of our research pieces last month! Here's nine stories worth checking out, covering everything from Syrian insurgent groups to Sydney Sweeney's jeans.
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ICYMI: September/October Roundup
Alt-platform diehards, 'Pallywood' conspiracy theories, a far-right harassment project, consumer outrage cycles, claims about Tylenol, renewed Antifa panics, Syrian insurgency groups, and Rumble users -- oh my!
blog.openmeasures.io
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's been a busy couple months at Open Measures -- so busy, if fact, that we forgot to send a monthly roundup of our research pieces last month! Here's nine stories worth checking out, covering everything from Syrian insurgent groups to Sydney Sweeney's jeans.
blog.openmeasures.io/p/icymi-sept...
blog.openmeasures.io/p/icymi-sept...
Thanks to @craigsilverman.bsky.social and @mantzarlis.com for shouting out our latest research on Rumble in their newsletter briefing this morning. Be sure to check out what Craig and Alexios are doing over at Indicator
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indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
Briefing: Grokipedia applies a right-wing filter to Wikipedia
Plus: an easy way to search for objects within a video and a new web reconnaissance tool
indicator.media
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thanks to @craigsilverman.bsky.social and @mantzarlis.com for shouting out our latest research on Rumble in their newsletter briefing this morning. Be sure to check out what Craig and Alexios are doing over at Indicator
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
Rumble, an alternative video platform, can be tricky to navigate and harder to research/investigate. That's where we come in.
Our researchers looked closer at the Rumble data we have, starting with the platform's power users. What they found was eye-opening.
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Our researchers looked closer at the Rumble data we have, starting with the platform's power users. What they found was eye-opening.
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openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
Rumble’s Power Users Promote Crypto Scams and AI Slop - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Rumble, an alternative video platform, can be tricky to navigate and harder to research/investigate. That's where we come in.
Our researchers looked closer at the Rumble data we have, starting with the platform's power users. What they found was eye-opening.
🧵 1/n
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
Our researchers looked closer at the Rumble data we have, starting with the platform's power users. What they found was eye-opening.
🧵 1/n
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
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Users on Rumble -- a video-based alt-platform -- posted at least 4.4 million videos and 10.7 million comments last year.
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
Rumble’s Power Users Promote Crypto Scams and AI Slop - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Users on Rumble -- a video-based alt-platform -- posted at least 4.4 million videos and 10.7 million comments last year.
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
Users on Rumble -- a video-based alt-platform -- posted at least 4.4 million videos and 10.7 million comments last year.
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
Rumble’s Power Users Promote Crypto Scams and AI Slop - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Users on Rumble -- a video-based alt-platform -- posted at least 4.4 million videos and 10.7 million comments last year.
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
We looked closer at the most-active uploaders and commenters on the site. What we found was a mix of hateful, scammy, and suspicious.
openmeasures.io/rumble-power...
Earlier this month, we published research showing these concerns about Tylenol were not popular outside a fringe subset of Trump’s online base on Truth Social. When the White House amplified these dubious claims, the platform lit up with posts repeating them.
openmeasures.io/tylenol-and-...
openmeasures.io/tylenol-and-...
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Earlier this month, we published research showing these concerns about Tylenol were not popular outside a fringe subset of Trump’s online base on Truth Social. When the White House amplified these dubious claims, the platform lit up with posts repeating them.
openmeasures.io/tylenol-and-...
openmeasures.io/tylenol-and-...
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Trump’s executive order labeling “Antifa” a domestic terrorist group is echoing internationally. Hungary, the Netherlands, and Poland are exploring similar measures, framing left-wing activism as a security threat.
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How the International Far Right is Getting on Board With Trump’s Antifa Terrorist Designation
Trump’s baseless “Antifa” terrorist designation has sparked a global echo, with Hungary, Poland, and the Netherlands moving to replicate it. The coordinated effort reframes dissent as terrorism—part o...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Trump’s executive order labeling “Antifa” a domestic terrorist group is echoing internationally. Hungary, the Netherlands, and Poland are exploring similar measures, framing left-wing activism as a security threat.
Read more:
Read more: