FIMI/Disinfo community
A list on people (researchers, journalists, investigators, analysts) working on disinformation/Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference/propaganda/info ops, whatever you are calling it.
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@colingerard.bsky.social
@ineswnarciso.bsky.social
Researching on #digitalmethods #osint #fimi #influenceoperations #disinformation.
@marie-doha.bsky.social
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy/ Secrétaire Générale Adjointe de l’OTAN Diplo publique #defense #communication #disinformation #stratcom
@noura.bsky.social
Senior Researcher @Citizenlab.ca , UofT Exploring the dark dimensions of digital power: authoritarianism, transnational repression & disinformation.
@gnidaproject.bsky.social
Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт гнид gnidaproject.substack.com
@viginum.bsky.social
VIGINUM est le service technique et opérationnel de l’État chargé de la vigilance et de la protection contre les ingérences numériques étrangères.
@sergepoliakoff.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Amsterdam in OSINT and russia’s disinformation industry. Ex-frontend dev. Private account. #standwithukraine My newest article: https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2024.2438336
@rutykorotaev.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher at the University of Toronto, studying russian information manipulation and foreign interference, with a focus on russophone communities. 📍Paris
@paulbouchaud.com
(they/them) Researcher in Algorithmic Auditing, Social Simulation & Evidenced-Based Policymaking | paulbouchaud.com | working with aiforensics.org
@margotfh.bsky.social
FIMI Threat Intelligence. TTPs & Frameworks. Electoral Integrity. #Graphika Investigator previously at #VIGINUM
@kevinlimonier.bsky.social
Associate prof. in russian studies & geography (Institut Français de Géopolitique, université Paris 8) - geopolitique.net Vice director of GEODE - geode.science Co-founder of Cassini - cassini.group #Russia #Geopolitics #Cyberspace
@dzuidijk.bsky.social
Journalist at Bloomberg News. Covering misinformation, disinformation and the real world impacts of social media. Opinions are my own
@lisackaplan.bsky.social
Founder of Alethea— enthusiastic about access to accurate information, Maine, and recreational carbs. Nerdier in person.
@apolyakova.bsky.social
President & CEO @cepa.org; Prof Johns Hopkins SAIS; former Brookings Institution; Berkeley PhD, Russia, Europe, democracy, tech policy. Views my own. Media requests: press@cepa.org
@carmelarios.bsky.social
En una búsqueda que no acaba nunca. Periodismo, redes sociales, desinformación y otras hierbas. Escribo sobre redes en El País.
@logicallyfacts.com
An IFCN-certified, global and multilingual initiative to uncover misleading and deceptive online discourse. http://logicallyfacts.com/en/
@matthewdeverna.com
PhD candidate at Indiana University working with the Observatory on Social Media. Incoming postdoc (Sep. 2025) at the Stanford Social Media Lab. Computational social science, human-AI interaction, social media, trust and safety, etc. 🛜 matthewdeverna.com
@suzannesmalley.bsky.social
Reporter covering digital privacy, disinformation and cybersecurity policy for The Record. Mom. Pub trivia queen. Crossword enthusiast. Literary fiction connoisseur. Idiosyncratic. Signal: Suzanne.236 Email: suzanne.smalley@therecord.media.
@sohandsouza.info
🥼 @MPIB-Berlin.bsky.social; 📚 computational social science, disinformation/polarization, crowdsourcing, OSINT; 🎓 @MITOfficial.bsky.social @MediaLab.bsky.social, @DFRLab.bsky.social #DigitalSherlocks; 📍 London, England; https://www.sohandsouza.info
@sachaltay.bsky.social
🔎 Misinformation, social media & the news 🗞️ 🇨🇭 Postdoc at the University of Zurich, previously Reuters Institute & ENS 🇫🇷
@brentlee.bsky.social
Host / Producer of Some Dare Call It Conspiracy podcast. Former conspiracist turned debunker. Now that I debunk conspiracy theories, I have become an actual conspiracy theory. True story.
@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social
Security & Privacy. Data Protection. Research. Engineering. Analyst. Policy. W3C. Consultant. Author. King’s College London/War Studies. lukaszolejnik.com/books blog.lukaszolejnik.com techletters.substack.com
@ruslantrad.bsky.social
Researcher on information operations, disinformation narratives, security-related topics, and hybrid warfare from Syria to Eurasia. Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab. Views are my own. https://bio.link/ruslantrad
@afpfactcheck.bsky.social
Fact-checking by AFP News Agency. Official account of the world's biggest news fact-checking network. Also on Instagram: @AFPFactCheck Help us fight misinformation https://factcheck.afp.com/contact
@larswienand.bsky.social
Leitender Redakteur Recherche bei t-online. Verifaction & OSINT. Berlin und gern im Westerwald. – Signal: LarsWienand.99 Threema: https://threema.id/RVSUW5VS
@afpfactuel.bsky.social
Fact-checking & investigation numérique. Compte officiel. Un contenu à signaler ? ➡️ WhatsApp 📱 06 47 08 70 46 https://factuel.afp.com/
@davey.bsky.social
Bloomberg tech reporter / Google, Big Tech, misinfo / https://daveyalba.com / ask for my Signal
@mariaressa.bsky.social
@alexorlowski.bsky.social
Expert in CyberPropaganda, fighting #extremist #informationdisorder Creator of #MetatronAnalytics a powerful big-data #Osint SMM tool #slavaUkrani 🇺🇦. Born and raised in Italy 🇮🇹 I’m based in Barcelona 🇪🇸 seguitemi su https://t.me/alexorlowski
@davidreis.bsky.social
OSINT, Geopolitics & Info-Ops | Previously Political Consulting & Public Opinion Research | Enjoys spicy food, loud music, and clicking on things | One day I'll start posting 📍Prague
@kyleehmke.bsky.social
Threat intel researcher focused on infrastructure hunting. Views are my own and not my employer's.
@travisview.bsky.social
Father. Husband. Tap water goblin. QAnon Anonymous podcast host. QAnon, conspiracy theories, disinfo, and other signs of the dystopia. Email: travis @ Qanonanonymous.com
@benmshultz.com
☀️ Lead Researcher, @AmericanSunlight.org (we're "evil people," according to Elon) 💻 Fellow, @HIIGberlin.bsky.social 🇪🇺 AI Expert, @coe.int 🤖 Hobbies include hunting Russian bots 🏛️ Big fan of democracy https://www.benmshultz.com | 📍Berlin
@juliadavisnews.bsky.social
Columnist @TheDailyBeast, creator of the Russian Media Monitor, sanctioned by Russia, member of @TheEmmys. I watch Russian state TV, so you don't have to. Author of a book "In Their Own Words: How Russian Propagandists Reveal Putin’s Intentions."
@jsmirnova.bsky.social
Senior researcher for @cemas.io. Disinfo, extremism, technology. Previously, @isdglobal and journalist writing for @spiegel, @zeit, @welt. Alumna @warstudies
@laylam.bsky.social
Deputy Managing Editor, @dfrlab.bsky.social Canadian abroad. Mostly posting about disinformation, digital threats, open-source research, and the Middle East.
@emmalbriant.bsky.social
International Expert on #Propaganda; Visiting Assoc Prof, University of Notre Dame; Fellow, Bard College, US; Associate @ U of Cambridge, UK; Owner Maven of Persuasion LLC; Speaker; Snr Researcher Oscar-shortlisted The Great Hack on #CambridgeAnalytica. 🐕
@camillefrancois.bsky.social
Professor, Columbia University School of Int'l & Public Affairs. Tech Exec, previously w/ Graphika, Niantic, Google. I work on online trust, safety and innovation. I’ve been called "most optimistic person looking at the darkest corners of the Internet" :)
@kevincollier.bsky.social
I cover digital threats for NBC News. Tip me! @kevincollier.01 on signal, kevin.collier@nbcuni.com. NYC, from West Virginia.
@davidgilbert.bsky.social
Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/ Got a tip? Get in touch • Email: david.gilbert@wired.com • Signal: @DavidGilbert.01
@bendobrown.bsky.social
Investigator | Human Rights | Hybrid Wars - Makes videos on maps, data & #OSINT - Director of Investigations at @cen4infores.bsky.social - Prev at BBC Africa Eye. Bellingcat contributor.
@romanad.bsky.social
Investigate disinformation, extremism and other fun things. Former EU DisinfoLab and ISD Global Analyst. Repost≠endorsement. Opinions are strictly my own.
@jkling288.bsky.social
Researcher & PhD student at U of Passau (DE); Based in Vienna (AT); Private account political communication; social media; dis- and misinformation; russia’s propaganda
@shaunwalker7.bsky.social
Correspondent focusing on Central and Eastern Europe for The Guardian shaun.walker@theguardian.com
@paulcharon.bsky.social
Research director for Influence and Intelligence at the French Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM) | Sinologist & Narratologist | Work on China's propaganda, narratives and influence | Research associate at CARISM | Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po
@stevenleemyers.bsky.social
New York Times in California. Previously in Beijing, Moscow, Baghdad and DC. Author of "The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin" http://bit.ly/3bbpinS https://www.nytimes.com/by/steven-lee-myers
@learonzaud.bsky.social
Senior Investigator @ Graphika Hacktivism/OSINT/State-Sponsored IOs/Extremism 🇲🇫 in 🇪🇪
@g.checkfirst.network
CEO and co-Founder of @checkfirst.network Fighting disinformation with brains and tech
@nellyp.bsky.social
Directrice des opérations @lessurligneurs.bsky.social (celui au pluriel hein), co-fondatrice de @checkfirst.network et avant red chef Journalistes solidaires - disinfo, influence ops, algos.
@chavalarias.bsky.social
CNRS Research Director in Paris. Head of the Complex Systems Institute of Paris IdF Complex systems, cognitive sciences, social dynamics, cultural evolution, text-mining, epistemology, computational social sciences. Posts are my own. http://chavalarias.org
@brianjliston.bsky.social
Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future Analyzing Russia IO, Ukraine, election security Cited in NYT, FT, Politico, Axios, NBC, France 24 GSPIA class of 2017
@akinunver.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof of International Relations at Ozyegin University, Istanbul. Data Science, Emerging Tech, War, TechnoPolitics. P.I. of DE-CONSPIRATOR (HorizonEU). Associate Editor; @gsqjournal.bsky.social Fellow; Carnegie Endowment's Digital Democracy Network
@lutzguellner.bsky.social
European 🇪🇺 official and diplomat - Head of European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan - passionate about fighting disinformation and information manipulation (FIMI)
@netosessa.bsky.social
Research Manager @disinfo.eu • GBD, FIMI & DSA are some of my favorite acronyms • Based in Milan, but traveling often 🛸✨ linktr.ee/netosessa
@allxbo.bsky.social
OSINT Research Lead @ reset.tech 🛸🧠 Don't believe everything you think ((👹 When OSINT fails, I throw I Ching)) Sea meditation 🌊 Cum grano salis🧂
@vchatelet.bsky.social
Research Associate, Security @DFRLab Uralistics afficionado 🔆 & GIS engineer 🌐
@hletoqueux.bsky.social
Chef de la Division des Opérations - VIGINUM VIGINUM est le service technique et opérationnel de l’État chargé de la vigilance et de la protection contre les ingérences numériques étrangères. #fimi #disinfo #osint #CTI #music Paris, France
@maudinet.bsky.social
PhD, Research Fellow @irsem.bsky.social, teaching @uparisnanterre.bsky.social ▪️Russian Politics & Media ▪️Influence, Foreign Policy & Authoritarianism Co-founder @coruscant-eu.bsky.social Publications: https://irsem.academia.edu/MaximeAudinet
@aeowinpact.bsky.social
Cyber and analytical investigations Investigations with Impact. All Eyes On Wagner: Project on #Wagner mercenaries & GRU upcoming ops in Africa |Tips: tips.aeow@proton.me | Media: contact@alleyesonwagner.org
@checkfirst.network
We pioneered algorithm analysis and deploy expert skills to probe the digital space and its actors. https://checkfirst.network
@stanfordio.bsky.social
The Stanford Internet Observatory is a cross-disciplinary program studying the abuse of the Internet and providing thoughtful policy and technical solutions.
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social
Exposing troll farms: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 and beyond Cited by: @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @financialtimes.com @CNN.com @Wired.com @afpfactuel.bsky.social @LeMonde.fr @SZde.bsky.social @TheTimes.com @NBCnews.com @EFE.com 𝕏 / 🐦: antibot4navalny
@aa.disinfo.eu
Executive Director EU DisinfoLab www.disinfo.eu / Hummingbird / Searching for James Dubious Crickton /Growing my ethical mussels / Asking PourqOui / Prism in Jeans / 😀🤓🤯🤝
@alexcapron.bsky.social
Journaliste fact-checkeur à @TF1 pour les Vérificateurs, OSINT et enquête traces numériques
@shekhovtsov.substack.com
PhD UCL SSEES, visiting professor at CEU, director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity, author of books "Russia and the Western Far Right" and "Russian Political Warfare", columnist for EUObserver @euobserver.bsky.social, outdoor research fellow
@benimmo.bsky.social
@cen4infores.bsky.social
Non-profit that exposes human rights & war crimes, counters disinformation, & combats online harms targeting women & minorities. www.info-res.org
@awildknight.bsky.social
Researching disinformation for DFRLab | She/her | DMs usually open | tessaknight132@protonmail.com
@buziashvili.bsky.social
Malign influence and info ops | Foreign interference | Russia @ Atlantic Council, DFRLab. Former adviser to the NSC of Georgia. Views my own. 🇺🇦
@dzhek.bsky.social
VP of Intelligence @ Graphika. Previously: Russia, Ukraine, cyber for Reuters.
@mxbernhard.bsky.social
journalist on correctiv’s fact-checking teamㅣDowJones & WSJ alumㅣprevious work Lighthouse Reports, DW, Guardian, Wired and othersㅣOSINT, disinformation
@elisethomas.bsky.social
Senior OSINT Investigator at @cen4infores.bsky.social. Opinions, hot takes, mistakes all my own. https://www.clippings.me/elisethomas
@lageneralista.ca
Information Ecologist exploring the information environment | Senior Fellow at @carnegieendowment.org and Director of @ieproject.bsky.social | PhD from KCL War Studies | Visiting Researcher @uniofbath.bsky.social | Author of The Information Animal 🇨🇦
@chrisbing.bsky.social
@propublica.org reporter: hacking, intelligence and foreign affairs. @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social grad. 📧email: christopher.bing@propublica.org / 📞Signal:771-217-8550. More contact info: http://bit.ly/2wagIS7
@fil.bsky.social
Researcher on social media misinformation and manipulation, director of the Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe.iu.edu, pronounced “awesome”) at Indiana University
@dfrlab.bsky.social
The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Cultivating a global network of digital forensic analysts (#DigitalSherlocks) to combat disinformation.
@disinfo.eu
Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
@marcowenjones.bsky.social
Associate Professor Northwestern University in Qatar | Studies Disinfo, Digital Repression & Gulf Politics | Author Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East (Hurst & OUP) Political Repression in Bahrain (Cambridge University Press) | Cat Fancier
@olgs7.bsky.social
Director, Emerging Tech Initiative at SAIS; Professor at the Alperovitch Institute on disinformation/influence ops. SAIS & BU alum. Former IO Policy Lead at Meta, former journalist at Atlantic Media.
@ridt.bsky.social
Author of ACTIVE MEASURES, RISE OF THE MACHINES, CYBER WAR WILL NOT TAKE PLACE, "Attributing Cyber Attacks," more. Johns Hopkins, Alperovitch Institute.
@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@noupside.bsky.social
✍🏼Studies influence, propaganda, adversarial abuse @Georgetown. Writes @Lawfare, The Atlantic. 📖 Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality — on influencers, online crowds, &bespoke realities (invisiblerulers.com) 🦹🏻♀️ Twitter Files supervillain
@shayan86.bsky.social
BBC Verify senior journalist | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations | shayan.sardarizadeh@bbc.co.uk
@eliothiggins.bsky.social
Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat. Democracy isn't dead, it just smells funny.
@ninajankowicz.com
☀️ CEO, @americansunlight.org 🙅🏻♀️ Author, disinformation expert, advocate for targets of online abuse. 😆 Tucker Carlson once called me a “highly self confident young woman” and meant it as an insult
@colingerard.bsky.social
Team Leader @viginum.bsky.social PhD in Geopolitics @univ-paris8.fr Researcher @ifgeopolitique.bsky.social Russian FP, IOs, OSINT investigations Latest publication: https://therussiaprogram.org/russia_information_influence