Tough Love: Spies, Dating Apps and the Dark Side of Online Intimacy
Dating apps promise connection, chemistry, and maybe even love. For Ukrainian and Russian intelligence services, they also offer something else: data, emotional vulnerability, and a private channel to manipulate targets.
Fake: Moderna quietly developed a hantavirus mRNA vaccine with a Korean university, then engineered...
This is an unfounded claim. The hantavirus mRNA vaccine is still in development and has not yet reached the market.
Fabricated EU economic loss counter used to undermine sanctions support in Estonia
A global, cross-platform pro-Kremlin information influence campaign falsely claimed that the European Union (EU) is losing €65-135 million ($76-159 million) every day as a result of sanctions against Russia.
Victory Day Propaganda, Masking Fear With Intimidation, and Abduction Denial
Victory Day served as a pretext to refresh ‘Nazi Ukraine’ claims Pro-Kremlin outlets sought to deflect attention from Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children LAST WEEK IN REVIEW Russia’s Victory Day saw a surge of disinformation, with the Kremlin weaponising history to justify its war.
Viral image claims “CCTV live broadcast shows Trump bowing while shaking hands with Xi...
No such footage appears in the CCTV broadcast; the image appears to have been doctored. Fact-check reporter: Shao-An Chiu Managing editor: Wei-Ting Chen The original publication can be read here.
Viral video claims “Trump called Lai Ching-te an idiot during the Trump–Xi summit”?
Fabricated content — Trump made no such remarks. Fact-checking reporter: Hsu Yun-kai Managing editor: Chen Wei-ting The original publication can be read here.
From Preschool to Adolescence: Expanding Ideological Control in Russian Schools
The Kremlin has long injected propaganda into the Russian educational system in order to boost the ‘patriotism’ of Russian youth.
Circulating online: “Trump said Taiwan wouldn’t face war if it had a suitable president,...
Trump's remarks taken out of context — the "right president" he referred to was himself. Fact-checking reporter: Chiu Shao-an Managing editor: Chen Wei-ting The original publication can be read here.
Taiwan’s 2025 misinformation survey: From political narratives to scam-driven content
The original publication can be read here. The recently released 2025 Misinformation Survey paints a clear picture: misinformation in Taiwan is no longer an occasional phenomenon tied to political manipulation, but has become a persistent feature of the information environment.
China-Linked Spamouflage Targets Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Elections
A China-linked Spamouflage network is targeting Tibetans with growing sophistication but limited reach. A Chinese influence operation consisting of ninety Facebook profiles and thirteen Instagram profiles is targeting the April 26 elections for the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.









