Washington Post - Trump’s call for poll-watching sparks fear of chaos and violence on Election Day
Alethea Group uncovers network of 25 militia groups in Michigan targeting Election Day disruption. Adding to the potential for violence...
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RESOURCES
- Sep 28, 2020
Checks & Balances: Threats to This American Election Podcast - Malign Foreign Influence and 2020
Vice President of Analysis at Alethea Group Cindy Otis and Nina Jankowicz joins host Paul Rosenzweig to talk about Russia's influence on...
- Sep 25, 2020
POLITIFACT - What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia
Vice President of Analysis at Alethea Group Cindy Otis weighs in on 2020 election interference "From my perspective, the vast majority of...
- Sep 4, 2020
New York Public Radio - The Role of Political Disinformation in the Race for the White House
Vice President of Analysis at Alethea Group Cindy Otis discusses the role of disinformation in the 2020 presidential election. "It's...
- Sep 2, 2020
Foreign Policy - The Russian Election Hack That Wasn’t (This Time)
Alethea Group Vice President of Analysis Cindy Otis discusses false report on Russian election interference. “I was pretty frustrated...
- Sep 1, 2020
Twitter to Add Context to Trending Topics
Alethea Group Vice President of Analysis Cindy Otis weighs in on Twitter's update to its trending topics feature. “So many of the...
- Aug 24, 2020
Reuters - Russian-Backed Organizations Amplifying QAnon Conspiracy Theories
Alethea Group Vice President of Analysis Cindy Otis comments on increased QAnon coverage by Russian government-supported media companies....
- Aug 23, 2020
NPR - Author Interview: 'True Or False'
NPR’s Michel Martin interviews Alethea Group Vice President of Analysis Cindy Otis about her new book, "True Or False: A CIA Analyst's...
- Aug 20, 2020
Washington Post - Disinformation Campaign Stokes Fears About Mail Voting
Alethea Group Vice President of Analysis Cindy Otis discusses disinformation campaigns targeting 2020 election and mail-in voting. “It’s...
- Aug 19, 2020
New York Times - Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theory
Alethea Group Vice President of Analysis Cindy Otis discusses Facebook’s takedown of QAnon accounts. “There needs to be a real change in...
- Aug 11, 2020
Washington Post - Alethea Group Uncovers Disinformation For Profit Ring
The Alethea Group uncovered a network of 178 websites designed to harvest email addresses, which are then sold to commercial brands and...
- Jul 28, 2020
New York Times - Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online
Alethea Group Founder and CEO Lisa Kaplan discusses the viral video in which a group of people calling themselves “America’s Frontline...
- Jul 27, 2020
Barron's - OpEd: Conspiracy Theorists Targeted Wayfair. Who Will QAnon Hit Next?
Vice President of Analysis at Alethea Group Cindy Otis explores how Wayfair found itself in the middle of conspiracy theory. Coordinated...
- Jul 24, 2020
Yahoo News - Top Democrats ask FBI to brief Congress on disinformation threats
VP of Analysis Cindy Otis weighs in on foreign influence in the U.S. presidential election “We know foreign actors are working to...
- Jul 11, 2020
Business Insider - The Trump campaign relies on network of QAnon accounts to spread disinformation
Alethea Group VP of Analysis Cindy Otis weigh in on QAnon and other disinformation efforts being utilized by Trump campaign. Cindy Otis,...
- Feb 10, 2020
NPR - How Political Campaigns Can Fight Disinformation
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alethea founder and CEO Lisa Kaplan about whether campaigns are prepared for online disinformation. “So...
- Dec 18, 2019
Lawfare - The Biggest Social Media Operation You’ve Never Heard of Is Run Out of Cyprus by Russians
Alethea Group CEO and Founder Lisa Kaplan publishes a report on TheSoul Publishing—a Russian-backed social media operation. If you’ve...
- Dec 15, 2019
New York Times - 2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation
Alethea Group Founder and CEO Lisa Kaplan discusses the lack of action this election cycle to fight against disinformation. Today, Ms....
- Jul 3, 2019
Axios - 1 big thing: The new business around disinformation
Alethea Group Founder and CEO Lisa Kaplan discusses the threat that online disinformation poses to political campaigns. Now, three years...
- May 29, 2019
CBC News - Parties Will Be 'Caught Flat-Footed' If They Don't Fight Disinformation
Alethea Group Founder and CEO Lisa Kaplan discusses disinformation mitigation in the wake Facebook’s announcement that the company will...
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