Social media disinformation spreads amid Israel-Hamas war
CBS News interview with Alethea CEO Lisa Kaplan on disinformation spreading on social media during the Israel-Hamas war.
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RESOURCES
- Oct 13
How Israel-Hamas War Misinformation Is Spreading Online
Alethea analysis of disinformation and misinformation threats surrounding the Israel-Hamas war is featured by TIME.
- Oct 10
A group of 67 X accounts spread coordinated disinformation about Israel-Hamas war
Alethea identified a network of inauthentic accounts on X promoting false and misleading content related to the Israel-Hamas war.
- Sep 7
Chinese Propagandists Set Up Shop on Fringe Social-Media Site, Researchers Say
The Wall Street Journal features Alethea analysis of an online Chinese influence operation and propaganda network.
- Aug 28
The 19 most promising cybersecurity startups of 2023, according to VCs
Alethea was named one of the 19 most promising cybersecurity and technology startups of 2023.
- Jun 12
Viral Pentagon explosion hoax took off from pro-Russian accounts
Alethea attributed the viral pentagon explosion hoax to pro-Russian Twitter accounts known for pushing conspiracies and disinformation
- Apr 25
Twitter removes labels from state-controlled media, helping propaganda
CEO Lisa Kaplan commented on Twitter's decision to remove labels from state-controlled media, a move that may help influence ops campaigns.
- Apr 14
U.S. Steps Up Effort to Fight Against Russian Disinformation
Alethea CEO Lisa Kaplan is quoted in the WSJ's coverage of the State Department's increasing efforts to counter Russian disinformation.
- Mar 27
Feds proceed with caution as potential Trump indictment fuels sporadic calls for violence online
CNN featured Alethea analysis on the potential of the Trump indictment to fuel extremist and conspiracy activity online.
- Mar 16
Russian Media, Crypto Scammers Seize on SVB Panic
Alethea findings on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank are featured in Bloomberg's Cyber Bulletin.
- Feb 24
Alethea is helping companies detect and mitigate disinformation and misinformation
Alethea and CEO Lisa Kaplan are featured in Fortune's Term Sheet. Check out the Q&A with Kaplan here.
- Feb 21
The hottest cybersecurity startups to watch in 2023, according to VCs
Alethea is featured in Fortune's list of the hottest cybersecurity startups to watch in 2023.
- Feb 2
Harvard is shutting down project that studied social media misinformation
Lisa Kaplan comments on Harvard's decision to shut down their disinformation and misinformation research center.
- Dec 22, 2022
Musk’s Frequent Twitter Polls Are at Risk of Bot Manipulation
Lisa Kaplan comments on Elon Musk's use of Twitter polls as a way to make important decisions as they are often at risk of bot manipulation.
- Nov 28, 2022
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
- Nov 3, 2022
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.
- Oct 27, 2022
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.
- Oct 27, 2022
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
- Oct 26, 2022
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
- Oct 24, 2022
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
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