My newest work on Russian and Chinese interference in #Venezuela 's information space Thank you ⁦Peter Benzoni⁩ ⁦⁦Louis Savoia⁩ ⁦Alliance for Securing Democracy⁩ ⁦German Marshall Fund⁩ Venezuela Through the Sino-Russian Media Playbook – securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/venezuela-thro…

The Information Laundromat can analyze 2 elements: the content posted to a site & the metadata used to build and run it. Here’s a rundown of how it works, based on initial testing by Craig Silverman & an interview with Peter Benzoni, the tool’s developer. twp.ai/4ilVA0

📺 TV BRICS "has largely flown under the radar of Russian media analysts." ASD's investigation reveals how the Russian-registered outlet helps launder content favorable to the BRICS+ countries' worldview around the globe. ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/what-is-tv-bri…

What can Venezuela's TeleSUR reposting a listicle from Xinhua tell us about how propaganda spreads in Latin America? Watch or read below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ gmfus.org/news/media-vas…

⁉️ What is “media vassalage”? Alliance for Securing Democracy's Peter Benzoni explains in this video. 🗣️ According to the expert, Venezuelan media TeleSUR amplifies Russian, Chinese, and other authoritarian narratives in Latin America, further eroding democracy. ↘️ Learn more in the full

🇻🇪 Venezuelan state media outlet TeleSUR amplifies Russian, Chinese, and other authoritarian regimes' content across Latin America. Peter Benzoni explains how this "media vassalage" helps to undermine democracy in the region. 📺 Watch more German Marshall Fund. ⤵️

🇵🇱🇷🇺 Despite bans on overt Russian media, the Kremlin continues to infiltrate Poland's information space through covert channels. 📰 Peter Benzoni, @Doroshishka, & @Krysia_18 investigate how. ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/new-proxy-same…

🇵🇱 Russia's information tactics in Poland have evolved. Overt channels like RT and Sputnik are banned, but the Kremlin now leverages covert proxies to infiltrate Polish media, Peter Benzoni Larissa Doroshenko 🇺🇦 & Krysia Sikora write. ⬇️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/new-proxy-same…

🇵🇱 Russia's information campaigns in Poland rely on "translated Russian state media and pro-Kremlin Telegram channels." "This content-laundering strategy ensures 🇷🇺's narratives permeate Polish discourse", Peter Benzoni Larissa Doroshenko 🇺🇦 Krysia Sikora write. ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/new-proxy-same…

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian and Chinese influence actors seized on the anti-ICE protests in LA to promote conspiracies and narratives aimed at sowing chaos and denigrating the US, @Krysia_18, Etienne S., & @peterbenzoni write in ASD’s new analysis. ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/thinning-the-i…

State-affiliated Russian media painted LA as a “war zone,” amplified debunked “civil war” narratives, slandered Democrats, mocked “peaceful” protestors, and lauded Trump’s tough crackdown—an unmistakable nod to Moscow’s own authoritarian playbook. securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/thinning-the-i…

State-affiliated Russian media painted LA as a “war zone,” amplified debunked “civil war” narratives, slandered Democrats, mocked “peaceful” protestors, and lauded Trump’s tough crackdown—an unmistakable nod to Moscow’s own authoritarian playbook. securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/thinning-the-i…

The Information Laundromat can analyze 2 elements: the content posted to a site & the metadata used to build and run it. Here’s a rundown of how it works, based on initial testing by Craig Silverman & an interview with Peter Benzoni, the tool’s developer. twp.ai/4in9KJ

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🇵🇱 A mix of translated state media, social-media content, and local proxies is how the Kremlin keeps its presence in Poland's information space despite formal restrictions. Read more from Peter Benzoni Krysia Sikora & Larissa Doroshenko 🇺🇦. ⬇️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/new-proxy-same…

The Information Laundromat can analyze 2 elements: the content posted to a site & the metadata used to build and run it. Here’s a rundown of how it works, based on initial testing by Craig Silverman & an interview with Peter Benzoni, the tool’s developer. twp.ai/4inyXn

🇷🇺 Using image-reuse detection methods, ASD uncovered several examples of Russian state media laundering in Arabic. Read more here on why information-laundering research should pay attention to images' role in spreading influence. Peter Benzoni ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/whos-reusing-r…

🇷🇺 Russia's influence campaigns don't only rely on words. 📷 Images cross borders quickly and shape narratives that cannot be captured in single-language text alone, Peter Benzoni shows. ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/whos-reusing-r…

💡 Research into foreign information operations tends to ignore "the critical role visuals play in spreading influence", evading traditional detection methods. Peter Benzoni explains how image-reuse analysis can help uncover information laundering. ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/whos-reusing-r…

🌍 Russian state-media articles have been laundered into ostensibly independent outlets targeting Africa & the Middle East. These examples show the merits of focusing on image-reuse analysis to discover laundering, Peter Benzoni explains. ⤵️ securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/whos-reusing-r…