Sympathy, and Job Offers, for Twitter’s Misinformation Experts
Founder & CEO Lisa Kaplan is featured in the NYT's piece on the emerging threat of disinformation and how Alethea protects its customers
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Rappers Bring Tutorials for Dark Web Scams to Spotify, TikTok
Alethea's Series A Fundraising in the inaugural edition of Cyber Bulletin, Bloomberg’s weekly dispatch on hacking and internet security.
Brazil’s Online Disinformation Challenges Extend Beyond Meta
Founder & CEO Lisa Kaplan quoted in Bloomberg's story on the disinformation challenges facing Brazil's elections and beyond.
Spanish-language disinformation growing with escalating political rhetoric
SVP of Analysis Lee Foster quoted in The Hill's article on disinformation impacting Spanish speaking voters in the lead up to the Midterms
Pro-China social media campaign sought to influence U.S. voters, researchers say
Our research and analysis was featured in Kevin Collier's article exposing online activity and disinformation impacting the 2022 US Midterms
Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles
Alethea's SVP of Analysis Lee Foster is quoted by NPR's Shannon Bond on disinformation impacting the 2022 Midterm elections
Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms
Our analysis and research was featured in Tiffany Hsu's story on the multilingual threats of disinformation targeting the 2022 US Midterms.
There’s Something Fishy Happening Between Gab and a Far-Right GOP Candidate
Senior Analyst Shawn Eib is featured and quoted in Adam Rawnsley's piece on election related disinformation.
Twitter Accounts Hyped Company Seeking Covid Vaccine Trials
Bloomberg: Jeff Stone A network of Twitter accounts pushed messages to boost the share price of a biotech company as it sought approval...
'Birtherism' to the 'Big Lie': Inside Obama's fight to counter disinformation
CNN: Dan Merica & Donie O'Sullivan Former President Barack Obama is urgently throwing himself into the fight against disinformation,...
Disinformation demands a collective defense
Alethea Group: Lisa Kaplan and Lee Foster When the term disinformation went mainstream after the 2016 election, it was largely in...
‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online
After marinating in conspiracy theories and Donald J. Trump’s Russia stance, some online discourse about Vladimir Putin has grown more...
How the 'Stop the Steal' movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection
NPR: Shannon Bond & Bobby Allyn Hours after polls closed on Nov. 3, angry Donald Trump supporters on Facebook coalesced around a rallying...
Russian Disinformation Targets Vaccines and the Biden Administration
A new campaign appears to be spreading falsehoods about the potential for forced inoculations against Covid-19. New York Times: Julian E....
Washington’s Most Powerful Women 2021
Our list of the region’s 150-plus most powerful women includes hometown heavyweights, national notables, and folks shaping things from...
Long After Trump's Loss, a Push to Inspect Ballots Persists
The New York Times Georgia has already counted its 2020 presidential vote three times, with the same result: President Biden defeated...
From sharing supervillain quotes to passing a Russian child model off as a deceased Palestinian
The Daily Beast: Noor Ibrahim The discourse around the most recent round of fighting between Israel and Hamas was already toxic. Then,...
Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is driving force for disinformation network
Washington Post: Jeanne Whalen, Craig Timberg and Eva Dou May 17, 2021 A sprawling online network tied to Chinese businessman Guo Wengui...
Us and Them: How Soviet-era Thinking Divided Immigrants Over Trump
Pulitzer Center: Anastasia Gliadkovskaya Belonging to groups is human. Like everyone, former Soviet Union immigrants living in the U.S....
Disinformation attacks are spreading. Here are 4 keys to protecting your company
Fortune: Lisa Kaplan It will be months before we fully grasp the significance of two key events—the impact of disinformation leading to a...