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1,000+ Fake Accounts Disrupting German Elections

Over 1,000 fake profiles artificially boosted support for the far-right party AfD, spreading hundreds of misleading posts, attacking political opponents, and amplifying pro-AfD narratives. 

Robots symbolizing social media bots queuing at German flag–decorated voting booths amid human voters in a neon-lit polling station

Rotem Baruchin

February 20, 2025

DeepSeek Hype Fueled by Fake Profiles

Cyabra’s latest investigation revealed that much of the hype around DeepSeek isn’t organic: it's promoted by fake profiles.

Futuristic stage show with pom-pom waving robots and a giant holographic blue whale surrounded by speech bubbles praising DeepSeek

Rotem Baruchin

February 6, 2025

Misinformation Monthly – December 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...

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Rotem Baruchin

December 26, 2024

US Elections Disinformation Tracker: Countdown to November 5

Struggling to navigate the flood of fake news, disinformation campaigns, and conspiracy theories surrounding the upcoming US presidential elections? Cyabra has got you covered!

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Rotem Baruchin

October 30, 2024

US Elections Disinformation Tracker: Presidential Debate

Struggling to navigate the flood of fake news, disinformation campaigns, and conspiracy theories surrounding the upcoming US presidential elections? Cyabra has got you covered!

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Rotem Baruchin

September 26, 2024

Strategies for the Public Sector to Combat Social Media Disinformation

The spread of disinformation and misinformation is one of the biggest challenges governments face around the world, making it difficult for them to protect the...

Rotem Baruchin

July 1, 2024

Iran Helicopter Crash: Fake Profiles Fuel Conspiracy Theories 

Moments after it was officially announced that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had died in a helicopter crash, conspiracy theories started to spread on social media....

Rotem Baruchin

June 5, 2024

Bot Networks Amplify Controversial Voices

Cyabra tracked key influencers on X (Twitter) and uncovered that, on average, 25% of their followers were fake. One thing all those influential figures had...

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Rotem Baruchin

May 2, 2024

Misinformation Monthly – April 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...

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Rotem Baruchin

April 30, 2024

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...

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Rotem Baruchin

March 14, 2024

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...

Magnifying glass highlighting a hooded anonymous figure beside a black-and-white photo of Alexei Navalny, symbolizing an investigation into coordinated anti-Navalny bot activity

Rotem Baruchin

February 28, 2024

Misinformation Monthly – February 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...

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Rotem Baruchin

February 8, 2024

Misinformation Monthly – January 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...

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Rotem Baruchin

January 4, 2024

Misinformation Monthly – November 2023

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...

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Rotem Baruchin

November 28, 2023

Bin Laden’s Bot Army: “Letter to America” Fake Spreaders

The Beginning of the Trend – and the Forced Ending It’s been over two decades since Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda leader responsible for 9/11,...

Illustration of a smartphone displaying the TikTok logo and hashtag #LetterToAmerica, with a robotic hand poised to press a red Share button, surrounded by social media reaction icons and user avatars symbolizing automated amplification of content

Rotem Baruchin

November 26, 2023

Three Examples of GenAI Used for Disinformation

AI-generated texts and images unintentionally offer great value and great opportunities for bad actors online. With one single click, they can create millions of texts,...

Rotem Baruchin

November 22, 2023

Chinese Bots Infiltrate Taiwanese Election Discourse 

The presidential elections in Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) will be held on 13 January 2024. The two leading candidates are Hou Yu-ih and...

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Rotem Baruchin

November 15, 2023

1 in 4 Profiles Are Pro-Hamas Fake Accounts: The Online Battlefront

Hamas' assault on Israel is aided by a coordinated influence operations campaign involving tens of thousands of fake profiles. In their efforts to gain worldwide...

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Rotem Baruchin

October 11, 2023