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Today, we are proud to publish our latest investigation into the FSB’s 16th Center, publicly accused of operating some of Russia's most sophisticated cyber-espionage groups.
🔗 checkfirst.network/decoding-se...
🔗 checkfirst.network/decoding-se...
🇦🇲 In partnership with the @fbafolke.bsky.social, the Swedish agency for peace, security and development, we spent a week in Yerevan, #Armenia, helping Armenian civil society organisations and journalists strengthen their defences against #foreignmanipulation.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🇦🇲 In partnership with the @fbafolke.bsky.social, the Swedish agency for peace, security and development, we spent a week in Yerevan, #Armenia, helping Armenian civil society organisations and journalists strengthen their defences against #foreignmanipulation.
👋 We are pleased to announce that our COO @herve.checkfirst.network will be attending @sofiainfoforum.bsky.social this week. Don't miss his demonstration tomorrow at 6 PM (EET), when he will present our @radar.checkfirst.network framework and Oppi.tech, our FIMI training platform!
Oppi - Professional OSINT Training Platform
Train journalists and analysts to identify disinformation campaigns with interactive scenarios and advanced OSINT tools.
oppi.tech
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
👋 We are pleased to announce that our COO @herve.checkfirst.network will be attending @sofiainfoforum.bsky.social this week. Don't miss his demonstration tomorrow at 6 PM (EET), when he will present our @radar.checkfirst.network framework and Oppi.tech, our FIMI training platform!
Parlez-vous français ? Recently, our CEO @g.checkfirst.network and our COO @herve.checkfirst.network were invited to share their experiences on several French-speaking programs.
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Parlez-vous français ? Recently, our CEO @g.checkfirst.network and our COO @herve.checkfirst.network were invited to share their experiences on several French-speaking programs.
👋 On October 15 and 16, we attended #Disinfo2025, the @disinfo.eu's annual conference. This year, over 600 participants gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for two days of discussions centered around many aspects of #disinformation.
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
👋 On October 15 and 16, we attended #Disinfo2025, the @disinfo.eu's annual conference. This year, over 600 participants gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for two days of discussions centered around many aspects of #disinformation.
Next week, we'll be heading to Ljubljana to attend @disinfo.eu's #Disinfo2025!
Shivika Sharma, our senior manager specialising in digital threats and policy, will present @radar.checkfirst.network during the “Turning data into evidence” roundtable on 16 October.
Shivika Sharma, our senior manager specialising in digital threats and policy, will present @radar.checkfirst.network during the “Turning data into evidence” roundtable on 16 October.
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Next week, we'll be heading to Ljubljana to attend @disinfo.eu's #Disinfo2025!
Shivika Sharma, our senior manager specialising in digital threats and policy, will present @radar.checkfirst.network during the “Turning data into evidence” roundtable on 16 October.
Shivika Sharma, our senior manager specialising in digital threats and policy, will present @radar.checkfirst.network during the “Turning data into evidence” roundtable on 16 October.
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🚨 How do platforms combat disinformation? For the first time, we have data that provides a concrete answer to this question. Along with @checkfirst.network, @newtral.es, Slovak Governance Institute oraz Foundation for the Open University of Catalonia Pravda participates in the #SIMODS project.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🚨 How do platforms combat disinformation? For the first time, we have data that provides a concrete answer to this question. Along with @checkfirst.network, @newtral.es, Slovak Governance Institute oraz Foundation for the Open University of Catalonia Pravda participates in the #SIMODS project.
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🚨 New report out: the first cross-platform, cross-country baseline on misinformation in Europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
What our first measurement says about disinformation on major platforms in Europe - Science Feedback
Science Feedback and partners have released a first measurement of Structural Indicators across six Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) in four EU member states (France, Spain, Poland, Slovakia). Belo...
science.feedback.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🚨 New report out: the first cross-platform, cross-country baseline on misinformation in Europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
It’s today!
📢 On 18 Sept, we explore how AI-driven Russian propaganda campaigns target media.
📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network
🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network
🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It’s today!
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📢 On 18 Sept, we explore how AI-driven Russian propaganda campaigns target media.
📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network
🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network
🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
📢 On 18 Sept, we explore how AI-driven Russian propaganda campaigns target media.
📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network
🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network
🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔵 We're excited to announce the launch of the 1.8 version of
@radar.checkfirst.network! This practical, open framework is designed to help stakeholders simplify and standardise the #DigitalServicesAct.
🔗 checkfirst.network/radar-1-8-i...
@radar.checkfirst.network! This practical, open framework is designed to help stakeholders simplify and standardise the #DigitalServicesAct.
🔗 checkfirst.network/radar-1-8-i...
RADAR 1.8: Identify, assess and address potential DSA infringements - CheckFirst
CheckFirst is excited to announce the release of the latest version of RADAR (Regulatory Assessment for Digital Services Act), a practical framework designed to help stakeholders simplify and standardise the Digital Services Act (DSA).
checkfirst.network
September 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🔵 We're excited to announce the launch of the 1.8 version of
@radar.checkfirst.network! This practical, open framework is designed to help stakeholders simplify and standardise the #DigitalServicesAct.
🔗 checkfirst.network/radar-1-8-i...
@radar.checkfirst.network! This practical, open framework is designed to help stakeholders simplify and standardise the #DigitalServicesAct.
🔗 checkfirst.network/radar-1-8-i...
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Russian-sponsored propaganda engines went into overdrive in the weeks leading up to the European Parliament’s no-confidence vote against Ursula von der Leyen, a confidential study seen by POLITICO shows.
How von der Leyen’s no-confidence vote fueled Russian propaganda
A confidential study found that a known Russian disinformation network had ramped up its posts by 60 percent while pushing the narrative that the European Commission president was “toxic.R…
www.politico.eu
July 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Russian-sponsored propaganda engines went into overdrive in the weeks leading up to the European Parliament’s no-confidence vote against Ursula von der Leyen, a confidential study seen by POLITICO shows.
Today, we are proud to publish our latest investigation into the FSB’s 16th Center, publicly accused of operating some of Russia's most sophisticated cyber-espionage groups.
🔗 checkfirst.network/decoding-se...
🔗 checkfirst.network/decoding-se...
July 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Today, we are proud to publish our latest investigation into the FSB’s 16th Center, publicly accused of operating some of Russia's most sophisticated cyber-espionage groups.
🔗 checkfirst.network/decoding-se...
🔗 checkfirst.network/decoding-se...
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This week at @cgf-uk.bsky.social at European Media&Information Fund Annual Conference, our founder Emmanuel Vincent presented in a panel on what data researchers need to effectively implement European Code of Conduct on Disinformation&advance transparency obligations under the #DigitalServicesAct.
July 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This week at @cgf-uk.bsky.social at European Media&Information Fund Annual Conference, our founder Emmanuel Vincent presented in a panel on what data researchers need to effectively implement European Code of Conduct on Disinformation&advance transparency obligations under the #DigitalServicesAct.
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📢 In a joint civil society effort, we filed a formal DSA complaint against 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) for violating Article 26(3) — which bans targeting ads based on sensitive data like sexuality, politics, religion, health.
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
aiforensics.org
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📢 In a joint civil society effort, we filed a formal DSA complaint against 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) for violating Article 26(3) — which bans targeting ads based on sensitive data like sexuality, politics, religion, health.
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...
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In this week's episode of the Active Measure Newsletter's podcast I was invited to discuss the content of our joint investigation with @dfrlab.bsky.social and @checkfirst.network on the Pravda Network and the consequences of the poisoning of LLMs & the targeting of Wikipedia
omny.fm/shows/active...
omny.fm/shows/active...
The Pravda Network with Valentin Chatelet - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast
This week, Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson welcome Valentin Chatelet, a research associate at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, for an urgent discussion of the Pravda Network--a Russia...
omny.fm
June 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In this week's episode of the Active Measure Newsletter's podcast I was invited to discuss the content of our joint investigation with @dfrlab.bsky.social and @checkfirst.network on the Pravda Network and the consequences of the poisoning of LLMs & the targeting of Wikipedia
omny.fm/shows/active...
omny.fm/shows/active...
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1/ Plus que jamais, les actions « hybrides » conduites par la Russie sur le continent européen font la une de l’actualité. Nous avons décidé de construire une cartographie interactive pour mieux représenter et cerner le phénomène ⬇️
June 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
1/ Plus que jamais, les actions « hybrides » conduites par la Russie sur le continent européen font la une de l’actualité. Nous avons décidé de construire une cartographie interactive pour mieux représenter et cerner le phénomène ⬇️
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🚨 #HEAT shows climate disinfo is systemic – but EU regulation hasn’t caught up.
Platforms still face no legal obligation under the #DSA to address it.
👉 It’s time to treat #ClimateDisinfo as a real threat to democracy.
📘 Read the report 👇
www.disinfo.eu/heat-harmful...
#EMIFund
Platforms still face no legal obligation under the #DSA to address it.
👉 It’s time to treat #ClimateDisinfo as a real threat to democracy.
📘 Read the report 👇
www.disinfo.eu/heat-harmful...
#EMIFund
June 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🚨 #HEAT shows climate disinfo is systemic – but EU regulation hasn’t caught up.
Platforms still face no legal obligation under the #DSA to address it.
👉 It’s time to treat #ClimateDisinfo as a real threat to democracy.
📘 Read the report 👇
www.disinfo.eu/heat-harmful...
#EMIFund
Platforms still face no legal obligation under the #DSA to address it.
👉 It’s time to treat #ClimateDisinfo as a real threat to democracy.
📘 Read the report 👇
www.disinfo.eu/heat-harmful...
#EMIFund
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📊 Operation Overload on Telegram:
• 673 channels analysed
• 7M+ messages
• 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total)
• 550+ channels share admins
• 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram
• 10 verified channels drive core narratives
• 673 channels analysed
• 7M+ messages
• 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total)
• 550+ channels share admins
• 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram
• 10 verified channels drive core narratives
June 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
📊 Operation Overload on Telegram:
• 673 channels analysed
• 7M+ messages
• 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total)
• 550+ channels share admins
• 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram
• 10 verified channels drive core narratives
• 673 channels analysed
• 7M+ messages
• 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total)
• 550+ channels share admins
• 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram
• 10 verified channels drive core narratives
🔴 NEW REPORT
Alongside @reset.tech, we publish our third investigation into Operation Overload. ⤵️
Alongside @reset.tech, we publish our third investigation into Operation Overload. ⤵️
June 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🔴 NEW REPORT
Alongside @reset.tech, we publish our third investigation into Operation Overload. ⤵️
Alongside @reset.tech, we publish our third investigation into Operation Overload. ⤵️
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We also came up with haveibeentargeted.online
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
AIF - Have I Been Targeted ?
haveibeentargeted.online
June 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We also came up with haveibeentargeted.online
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
where you can upload your X data and see whether advertisers have targeted you based on your sensitive characteristics 👇
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🧵How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data—from health conditions to political beliefs—all in the name of profit.
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🧵How X enables major brands to target your most sensitive personal data—from health conditions to political beliefs—all in the name of profit.
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...
Today is Check First’s 5th anniversary! To celebrate this milestone, we would like to showcase some of our finest work from the past few years. checkfirst.network/5-years-of-...
5 years of Check First: looking back at our journey - CheckFirst
Today, it’s Check First’s 5th anniversary! To celebrate this big step, it is time to highlight some of our achievements of the past years.
checkfirst.network
June 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today is Check First’s 5th anniversary! To celebrate this milestone, we would like to showcase some of our finest work from the past few years. checkfirst.network/5-years-of-...
Today, we're proud to launch RADAR (Regulatory Assessment for Digital Service Act Risks), an open framework that introduces standardised tags for Digital Service Act (DSA) infringements: radar.checkfirst.network/
RADAR - Regulatory Assessment for Digital Service Act Risks
RADAR is a framework for assessing and mitigating Digital Service Act (DSA) regulatory risks. Developed by CheckFirst, it guides digital service providers through compliance checkpoints and best practices.
radar.checkfirst.network
June 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Today, we're proud to launch RADAR (Regulatory Assessment for Digital Service Act Risks), an open framework that introduces standardised tags for Digital Service Act (DSA) infringements: radar.checkfirst.network/
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🔔Russian propaganda have infiltrated AI chatbotss in the Nordics🔔
New NORDIS-investigation suggests that AI chatbots refers to Russian-linked Pravda websites - some of which recycle articles from EU-banned Russian media.
Read the full article here: www.nordishub.eu/nordis-inves...
New NORDIS-investigation suggests that AI chatbots refers to Russian-linked Pravda websites - some of which recycle articles from EU-banned Russian media.
Read the full article here: www.nordishub.eu/nordis-inves...
Russia’s Propaganda Sites Have Infiltrated AI Chatbots In The Nordics » NORDIS
Nordic factcheckers find that AI chatbots use Russian Pravda sites when prompted in Nordic languages. The chatbots recognise the most common narratives but
www.nordishub.eu
May 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🔔Russian propaganda have infiltrated AI chatbotss in the Nordics🔔
New NORDIS-investigation suggests that AI chatbots refers to Russian-linked Pravda websites - some of which recycle articles from EU-banned Russian media.
Read the full article here: www.nordishub.eu/nordis-inves...
New NORDIS-investigation suggests that AI chatbots refers to Russian-linked Pravda websites - some of which recycle articles from EU-banned Russian media.
Read the full article here: www.nordishub.eu/nordis-inves...
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VIGINUM publie un rapport sur les activités de Storm-1516, un mode opératoire informationnel russe susceptible d’affecter le débat public francophone et européen.
Ce rapport s'appuie sur l'analyse de 77 opérations informationnelles conduites par Storm-1516 ➡️ www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...
Ce rapport s'appuie sur l'analyse de 77 opérations informationnelles conduites par Storm-1516 ➡️ www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...
May 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
VIGINUM publie un rapport sur les activités de Storm-1516, un mode opératoire informationnel russe susceptible d’affecter le débat public francophone et européen.
Ce rapport s'appuie sur l'analyse de 77 opérations informationnelles conduites par Storm-1516 ➡️ www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...
Ce rapport s'appuie sur l'analyse de 77 opérations informationnelles conduites par Storm-1516 ➡️ www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications...