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Conspiracy Theorists Rehash ‘Big Pharma’ Attacks Amid Ebola Outbreak

Narratives targeted companies and organizations developing vaccines for the deadly disease
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Announcing Open Measures
Open Measures is committed to the open-source intelligence community (OSINT) in the fight against disinformation and online extremism.
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ICMYI: May Roundup
Open Measures' new AI-powered Research Assistant, pro-Republican gerrymandering among conspiracy theorists, and an in-depth report on AI threats in 2026
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Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Spread by MAGA Influencers Appeared Earlier On Alternative Platforms
Narratives linking hantavirus to 2026 US midterm elections swirled in niche communities days before mainstream media personalities picked them up
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New Product: Research Assistant
An agent designed for processing large datasets, identifying key patterns, and generating actionable reports - all in one window
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Pro-Trump Communities Spent Years Claiming Elections Were ‘Rigged.’ Now They Support Gerrymandering.
Users on platforms where election conspiracy theories have spread are rallying behind partisan redistricting efforts ahead of 2026 midterms
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ICMYI: April Roundup
Conflicting claims about the Iran War, leadership struggles at CBS News, and follow-up research on 4chan's "Adult Requests" board
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4chan's ‘Deepfakes’ of Celebrity Women Seem to Spike When Women Make Headlines
Activity in 4chan's “Adult Requests” board suggests “deepfake” targeting of female celebrities may rise in tandem with their media coverage
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CBS News Hired Bari Weiss to Appeal to Conservatives. It Doesn’t Seem to Be Working.
Discussion of CBS News in pro-Trump communities has bottomed out under the network’s new leadership
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Iran's Claims of Alleged Strikes on USS Abraham Lincoln Spread through State-Aligned Telegram Accounts
Iran’s claims, refuted by US Central Command (CENTCOM), gained traction through AI “deepfakes” spread by Russian and Iranian-aligned outlets
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ICYMI: March Roundup
A look back at what we published in March
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Polymarket Taps Palantir for On-Chain Monitoring as Fraudulent Schemes Thrive Off-Chain on Telegram
Polymarket’s efforts to slow market manipulation appear to overlook alternative platforms, where account farms and fake insider groups thrive
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Election Denialists' Obsession with Georgia Fueled by Narratives From Gateway Pundit
A small number of hyper-partisan news blogs, activist groups, and online conspiracy theorists are driving electoral discourse in Trump’s second term
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