Publications

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    Seven tips for spotting disinformation related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict
    Commentary
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    In-House Vs. Outsourced Trolls: How Digital Mercenaries Shape State Influence Strategies
    Journal Articles
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    How Search Engines Handle Suicide Queries
    Journal Articles
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    One Topic, Two Networks: Evaluating Two Chinese Influence Operations on Twitter Related to Xinjiang (TAKEDOWN)
    Case Studies
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    The New Copyright Trolls: How a Twitter Network Used Copyright Complaints to Harass Tanzanian Activists (TAKEDOWN)
    Case Studies
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Case Studies
Maduro’s Menagerie: Twitter Client Usage in a Venezuelan Twitter Operation (TAKEDOWN)
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Case Studies
A Selection of Final Projects from the Stanford Internet Observatory’s Online Open Source Investigation Course
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Case Studies
Topologies and Tribulations of Gettr : A month in the life of a new alt-network
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Case Studies
Seeing Double: Twitter Removes Network of Duplicate Accounts Cheerleading Mexican Political Allies (TAKEDOWN)
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Case Studies
In Bed with Embeds: How a Network Tied to IRA Operations Created Fake “Man on the Street” Content Embedded in News Articles (TAKEDOWN)
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Journal Articles
Playing Both Sides: Russian State-Backed Media Coverage of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
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Reports
Memes, Magnets and Microchips: Narrative dynamics around COVID-19 vaccines
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Journal Articles
The Gender Dimensions of Foreign Influence Operations
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White Papers
Zero Trust: How to Secure American Elections When the Losers Won’t Accept They Lost
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White Papers
Combating Information Manipulation: A Playbook for Elections and Beyond
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Journal Articles
Content-Oblivious Trust and Safety Techniques: Results from a Survey of Online Service Providers
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Journal Articles
Middle East Influence Operations: Observations Across Social Media Takedowns
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Working Papers
On the Opportunities and Risks of Foundation Models
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White Papers
My Heart Loves the Army: An Investigation into a Jordanian Disinformation Campaign on Facebook, TikTok and Twitter (TAKEDOWN)
  • Shelby Grossman, Elena Cryst, Renee DiResta, Carly Miller, K.H., Rajeev Sharma, Chase Small, Julia Thompson
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Annual Reports
Stanford Internet Observatory: 2019-2021
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Books
The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election
  • Stanford Internet Observatory, Samantha Bradshaw, Daniel Bush, Elena Cryst, Renee DiResta, Isabella Garcia-Camargo, Josh A. Goldstein, Shelby Grossman, Carly Miller, Shelby Perkins, Alex Stamos, David Thiel, Alex Zaheer, Matt Masterson
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Books
The Politics of Order in Informal Markets: How the State Shapes Private Governance
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White Papers
One Face, Many Names: An Investigation into Fake NGOs and Media Outlets Linked to Harouna Douamba on and off Facebook (TAKEDOWN)
  • Lindsay Hundley, Renee DiResta, Josh A. Goldstein, Shelby Grossman, Cooper Reed, Adriana Stephan, Julia Thompson
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White Papers
Fronts & Friends: An Investigation into Two Twitter Networks Linked to Russian Actors (TAKEDOWN)
  • Renee DiResta, Shelby Grossman
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White Papers
Viva la #Resistance? Now-Suspended Twitter Accounts from Iran Claim #Resistance Personas in US Politics and Middle Eastern Affairs (TAKEDOWN)
  • Josh A. Goldstein, Lindsay Hundley
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White Papers
Sockpuppets Target Nagorno-Karabakh (TAKEDOWN)
  • Elena Cryst, Shelby Grossman
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White Papers
Self-harm Policies and Internet Platforms
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White Papers
Contours and Controversies of Parler
  • David Thiel, Renee DiResta, Shelby Grossman, Elena Cryst
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White Papers
Staying Current: an Investigation into a Now-Suspended Facebook Network Promoting the Palestinian Democratic Reform Current (TAKEDOWN)
  • Shelby Grossman, Gil Baram, Josh A. Goldstein, Carly Miller
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White Papers
Stoking Conflicts by Keystroke: An Operation Run by IRA-Linked Individuals Targeting Libya, Sudan, and Syria (TAKEDOWN)
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Journal Articles
Pandemics & propaganda: how Chinese state media creates and propagates CCP coronavirus narratives
  • Vanessa Molter, Renee DiResta
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White Papers
The Ministry of Made-Up Pages: Yemen-Based Actors Impersonate Government Agencies to Spread Anti-Houthi Content (TAKEDOWN)
  • Shelby Grossman, Ala’ Alrababa’h, Josh A. Goldstein, Natasha Patel, Shelby Perkins, Abuzar Royesh
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White Papers
#ZakzakyLifeMatters: An Investigation into a Facebook Operation Linked to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (TAKEDOWN)
  • Shelby Grossman, Sean Gallagher, Ada Johnson-Kanu, Nicole Wilson, David Thiel
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White Papers
Reply-Guys Go Hunting: An Investigation into a U.S. Astroturfing Operation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (TAKEDOWN)
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White Papers
An Investigation into a Female-Focused Online Campaign in Iran and Afghanistan targeting Afghans (TAKEDOWN)
  • Shelby Grossman, Renee DiResta, Lindsay Hundley, Sejal Jhawer, Tara Kheradpir, Abuzar Royesh, David Thiel