Hair Care Brands Tangled Up in Fake News
The “No Shampoo” trend, also known as the “No-Poo Movement”, has caught social media like wildfire. Despite repeated warnings from experts regarding this trend, which involves washing hair with nothing but water, it has been surging in popularity in recent months, becoming particularly popular among young men and teenage boys. While this trend is a […]
Fake Profiles Pump Up Planet Fitness Boycott
Gym chain Planet Fitness found itself facing boycott calls on X for the gym’s handling of transgender rights issues after an incident in the women’s locker room. Cyabra uncovered that 19% of the profiles that participated in this discussion using the viral hashtag #BoycottPlanetFitness on X were fake, and were responsible for spreading narratives that […]
Tyson Foods Grilled by Bots Amid Boycott
Food giant Tyson is facing a storm of criticism and boycott calls after laying off 1200 employees and allegedly replacing them with a cheaper workforce composed of immigrants. Cyabra discovered that 14% of the accounts discussing the boycott on X (Twitter) were fake, highlighting the impact of bots on online discourse and brands’ reputations. TL;DR? […]
Misinformation Monthly – March 2024
Each month, our experts at Cyabra list some of the interesting articles, items, essays, and stories they’ve read this month. Come back every month for the current misinformation, disinformation, and social threat intelligence news. AI Can be Easily Used to Make Fake Election Photos – Report The researchers typed 40 different text prompts related […]
Cyabra is One of Wired’s Top 100 Startups
Cyabra is honored to have been selected as one of Wired magazine‘s top 100 startups. Each year, Wired magazine compiles a list of the hottest startups in Europe and other regions, showcasing innovative companies across various industries, including tech, health, finance, and more. The list highlights the most promising companies that are expected to shape […]
Bots Amplify the Gmail Sunset Hoax
At the end of February, a viral tweet and image of an email from Google claiming that “Gmail will officially be sunsetted” started trending on X (Twitter), leading to a flurry of headlines and an overall online panic. Google quickly set the record straight and declared this email to be fake, clarifying that Gmail was […]
A Bumpy Road: Bots Attack Autonomous Car Waymo
Google’s self-driving car company, Waymo, has recently encountered a series of collision incidents that have raised safety concerns and led to a product recall. Criticism towards Waymo has erupted on social media when the recall was announced. Cyabra uncovered that 13% of accounts in the conversation were fake, demonstrating the significant impact of bots on […]
Bots Led Online Discussions About Cellular Outage
On February 22, a cellular outage spread through the US. Over 70,000 customers were left with no cell services for almost a full day. The companies whose customers were harmed the most were AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Boost Mobile, but other networks suffered from the outage as well. In an era where most of us […]
Tracking Anti-Navalny Bot Armies
This story was written by Evan Solomon and was first posted on Gzero, based on Cyabra’s research. _____ In an exclusive investigation into online disinformation surrounding online reaction to Alexei Navalny’s death, GZERO asks whether it is possible to track the birth of a bot army. Was Navalny’s tragic death accompanied by a massive online propaganda campaign? […]
1 in 4 Profiles in #BoycottWaitrose Is Fake
British supermarket chain Waitrose, with over 300 stores and £7 billion ($8.8bn) in revenue, is going through a significant brand reputation crisis online. But how much of it is led by fake profiles? Cyabra has identified a disconcerting 24% fake profiles in the discourse around #BoycottWaitrose and parent company #BoycottJohnLewis. Here’s why this trend is […]
