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It identifies a shift toward narratives of Jewish political control and backlash against Israel, noting that this online escalation coincided with at least eight offline antisemitic attacks in March 2026 across five countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Following the 28 February 2026 US and Israeli strikes on Iran, there was a 68 percent increase in online antisemitic content, rising from 34,060 posts the previous week to at least 57,133 posts in the week immediately following the outbreak of war.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The narrative of 'backlash to Israel and Zionism' saw the most significant proportional growth, increasing from approximately 15 percent of the antisemitic dataset before the war to about 28 percent afterward.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The most voluminous narrative both before and after the strikes involved tropes of Jewish political control, including claims that Western governments serve a 'manipulative Jewish elite' and the use of the white nationalist term 'ZOG' (Zionist occupied government).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There was a significant increase in interpersonal antisemitic hate speech, characterized by slurs and insults directed at Jewish social media users and commentators, including the use of the term 'zogbot'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The escalation in online rhetoric correlated with a rise in offline violence; in March 2026, at least eight antisemitic attacks were recorded across five countries, including targets such as synagogues and Jewish institutions in the US, Canada, Belgium, and the UK.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While narratives like classic antisemitism, white nationalist content, and media control claims increased in absolute volume, their overall share of the conversation decreased as they were eclipsed by political influence and Israel-backlash narratives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Certain historical conspiracy theories, such as those involving a secret alliance between Jews and Freemasons or 'Khazarian' claims, saw a slight decrease in absolute volume as users focused on more modern political influence claims.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000006#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Iran","United States","Canada","Belgium","United Kingdom","Israel"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","narrative segmentation","quantitative analysis"]},{"id":"isdglo-000122","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000122","title":"Online Domestic Extremism in Canada","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2025","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Nov-Feb-25-Domestic-Extremism-in-Canada.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) identified 545 domestic extremist accounts in Canada, analyzing 413,288 posts across platforms like X and Telegram. The study found that while the volume of hate speech decreased by 34% from the previous period, anti-migrant and antisemitic content remained prevalent. Violent speech peaked in January 2025, coinciding with Justin Trudeau's resignation and Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding Canada. Key narratives included misogyny, conspiracy theories surrounding Romana Didulo, and anti-government sentiment. The report also highlights a 'Revolutionary Movementarianism' strategy aimed at blending public political activism with the secret build-up of paramilitary structures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"ISD identified 545 domestic extremist accounts and channels in Canada across 8 platforms. Between November 2024 and February 2025, data was gathered from 269 of these accounts, which produced 413,288 posts. The most active platforms for these posts were X (252,297 posts) and Telegram (146,064 posts).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The extremist landscape is divided into several sub-ideologies. Ethnonationalists (86 accounts) and white supremacists (82 accounts) had the highest number of accounts and posts. However, anti-Muslim extremists and ethnonationalists achieved the highest levels of engagement, with anti-Muslim extremists showing a significantly more engaged followership relative to their account count.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Hate speech accounted for 2.3% (9,512 posts) of the total content, representing a 34% decrease from the previous reporting period. The most targeted groups were migrants (26.1%), Jewish people (22.4%), and the LGBTQ community (22.3%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Violent speech, including threats and incitement, was found in 0.4% (1,500 posts) of the data. A peak occurred on January 7, 2025, linked to Justin Trudeau's resignation and Donald Trump's comments about Canada becoming the 51st US state, with some posts calling for the military invasion of Canada and the hanging of politicians.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies a strategic concept called 'Revolutionary Movementarianism.' This approach seeks to overcome the binary between 'Siege' tactics (lone-wolf/small cell terrorism) and legal political activism by influencing public discourse while secretly establishing paramilitary infrastructure to avoid state suppression.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Dominant narratives among Canadian extremists include misogynistic 'manosphere' themes, conspiracy theories regarding Romana Didulo (the self-declared 'Queen of Canada'), and strong opposition to Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney. Other recurring topics include pro-Russian views on the Ukraine war and 'white identity' concerns regarding demographic displacement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The most frequently linked media sources by these communities are Rebel News, Life Site News, and True North. The website of Romana Didulo also emerged as a top source, exclusively linked to by anti-government extremists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000122#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["United States","Ontario","Alberta","Quebec","Ottawa","Toronto","United Kingdom","Ukraine","Russia","Israel","Palestine","People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","quantitative analysis","qualitative analysis"]},{"id":"caad-000018","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/caad-000018","title":"Data Monitor: December 2024 - Robo Cops","publisher":{"name":"Climate Action Against Disinformation","organization":"climate-action-against-disinformation"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2024-12-27","source_url":"https://caad.info/analysis/uncategorized/data-monitor-december-2024-robo-cops/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details a campaign of coordinated inauthentic activity on social media platforms—primarily X, Facebook, and YouTube—attributed to Azerbaijan during the lead-up to and duration of COP29. It highlights the use of thousands of bot-like accounts to amplify pro-government and pro-fossil fuel messaging while drowning out criticism of the regime's human rights record and climate policies. The report criticizes Big Tech companies for failing to enforce policies against coordinated inauthentic behavior and calls for better guardrails in the COP Presidency process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000018#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Research identified thousands of bot-like accounts on X used to amplify official Azerbaijani accounts and pro-fossil fuel messaging. Marc Owen Jones from Northwestern University in Qatar found 1,800 such accounts in October, while further analysis of 2,800 accounts showed the majority were created in three quarters of 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000018#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The bot activity effectively suppressed criticism of Azerbaijan's role in the conflict in Armenia. Global Witness observed that in July, 7 of the top 10 posts using #COP29 and #COP29Azerbaijan were critical of the country, but by September, all top posts for those hashtags originated from the official COP29 Azerbaijan account.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000018#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"CAAD tracked 554 suspicious X accounts, finding that 464 of them posted the phrase “#COP29 #COP29AZERBAIJAN” 5,632 times in the two weeks before the summit. A significant portion of this activity (77.1%) consisted of quote tweets of the official @COP29_AZ account, with spikes in activity coinciding with negative news reports about gas production and the arrest of a climate activist.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000018#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Inauthentic activity extended to Facebook and YouTube, including the use of identical banner images for 'welcome to COP29' posts and a 'brigade' of hostile comments targeting Abzas Media. 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The report identifies a tactical playbook used by accounts to game platform algorithms, including the use of the news cycle and the seeding of misinformation from outside the UK. These activities are linked to financial incentives, including funding from the fossil fuel industry and direct monetization through advertising or merchandise, which ultimately slows the implementation of climate policy in the UK.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000015#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate misinformation regarding science, policy, and activism frequently achieves higher reach and engagement than pro-climate narratives. Common misleading themes include denying climate change, linking policy to conspiracy theories, using the cost of living crisis to attack renewables, attacking public figures, and normalizing violence against protesters.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000015#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Accounts employ specific tactics to manipulate social media platforms, such as upcycling high-traction content to exploit algorithms, piggybacking on political announcements, and seeding UK-specific misinformation from international locations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000015#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The spread of misinformation is driven by financial motives, including funding from the fossil fuel industry to extend the fossil fuel economy, as well as direct monetization via platform revenue-sharing, advertising, and the sale of branded merchandise.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000015#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change disinformation","climate policy","fossil fuel industry","renewable energy"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis"]},{"id":"caad-000033","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/caad-000033","title":"Briefing Note: Tenet Media & Climate Disinformation","publisher":{"name":"Climate Action Against Disinformation","organization":"climate-action-against-disinformation"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2024-09","source_url":"https://caad.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CAAD-Briefing-Note_-Tenet-Media-Climate-Disinformation.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines climate-related disinformation spread by Tenet Media and its affiliated creators between September 1, 2023, and September 23, 2024. It identifies 183 posts engaging in 'bad acting' or disinformation, which garnered over 23.5 million views across various platforms, with X/Twitter being the most prominent. The analysis categorizes the disinformation into six primary narratives: mockery of advocates, concerns over food and gas stoves, opposition to diversity, scientific denialism, conspiracy theories like the 'Great Reset', and accusations of hypocrisy and elitism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000033#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Tenet Media's branded channels and funded content creators actively spread climate disinformation that mirrors other far-right and fossil-fuel backed narratives, including standard denialism, conspiracy theories, and attacks on LGBTQ+ and intersectional climate advocacy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000033#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Between September 1, 2023, and September 23, 2024, 183 posts from Tenet-associated creators—who collectively have over 16 million followers—promoted climate disinformation, resulting in more than 23.5 million views and over 1 million social engagements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000033#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"X/Twitter served as the primary platform for this disinformation, accounting for 19.4 million views, 290,000 likes, and 144,000 retweets. Additionally, YouTube continues to monetize videos featuring climate denialism from these creators, with such content reaching 3.91 million views.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000033#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The most prevalent disinformation narrative used by Tenet-associated creators was the mockery of climate advocates and diplomats, such as Greta Thunberg and John Kerry, which generated 14 million views and 427,000 engagements across 87 posts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000033#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change disinformation","environmental, social and corporate governance"],"geography_discussed":["Russia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","disinformation tracking"]},{"id":"glowit-000163","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/glowit-000163","title":"Climate of Confusion: Bot-like accounts sharing climate disinformation and conspiracies","publisher":{"name":"Global Witness","organization":"global-witness"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-08","source_url":"https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/climate-of-confusion-bot-like-accounts-sharing-climate-disinformation-and-conspiracies/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Global Witness analyzed 45 bot-like accounts on X, finding that many consistently spread climate disinformation and conspiracy theories. These accounts often frame climate action as a 'scam' or a tool for elite control, linking climate denial to other divisive political stances. The report highlights the difficulty of verifying account authenticity due to limited data transparency from social media platforms like X.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000163#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Of the 45 bot-like accounts analyzed, 22 shared content referencing either a 'climate cult' or 'climate scam'. The most frequently used hashtag among these accounts regarding climate change was #climatescam.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000163#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Bot-like accounts promoted conspiracy theories claiming that climate action is a dangerous 'sacrifice' intended to reduce quality of life, or a cover-up by elites to obtain money, power, and population control. This included support for 'blade runners' who vandalize ULEZ cameras.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000163#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate disinformation is often bundled with other political identities; accounts frequently paired opposition to climate action with opposition to LGBTQIA+ rights, vaccination, or involvement in the Ukraine conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000163#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The bot-like accounts interacted with the wider information ecosystem by linking to external sites known for false health and climate information, and were mentioned by 64 other accounts with a collective following of over 300,000.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000163#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"X rejected the report's findings, claiming the methodology was based on limited data and incorrectly classified humans as bots, yet X did not provide evidence to prove the accounts were run by real people.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000163#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change disinformation","geoengineering","Net-zero emissions"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["investigation","social media analysis"]},{"id":"chanmar-000184","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/chanmar-000184","title":"I Nuovi Mercanti del Dubbio","publisher":{"name":"Changing Markets Foundation","organization":"changing-markets-foundation"},"document_type":"report","language":"it","date_published":"2024-07","source_url":"https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Italian-Executive-Summary-Case-Study.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report details how 'Big Meat and Dairy' companies employ tactics similar to those of the tobacco and fossil fuel industries to avoid environmental regulation. 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This includes promoting the GWP* metric to suggest that small reductions could make the sector 'climate neutral' and using the concept of 'regenerative agriculture' to argue against reducing livestock numbers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000184#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant disparity between the industry's public claims about technological solutions and its actual investment. 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The group Copa-Cogeca specifically worked to remove the requirement to reduce agricultural emissions by 30% from the 2040 long-term climate target.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000184#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Italy's ban on cultivated meat was supported by a strategic surge of online disinformation. Analysis shows that 80% of the primary 'disinfluencers' promoting the ban were based outside Italy, specifically in the US, UK, and Sweden, often linking the issue to far-right conspiracy theories like the 'Great Reset'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000184#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies a pattern of 'agricultural exceptionalism' where the sector is largely exempt from environmental regulations due to political influence and the use of 'revolving doors' between industry and government, citing US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack as a key example.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000184#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In New Zealand, the dairy and meat industries have blocked agricultural emission regulations for two decades through political influence and disinformation, such as the 2003 'Fart Tax' protests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000184#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["methane emissions","greenwashing","climate target","regenerative agriculture","agricultural subsidy","food system","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Australia","United Kingdom","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate investigation","policy analysis","social media analysis","case study"]},{"id":"isdglo-000057","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000057","title":"A Year of Hate: Anti-Drag Mobilisation Efforts Targeting LGBTQ+ People in France","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/A-Year-of-Hate_Anti_Drag-Mobilisation_France.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies a growing network of far-right actors, conspiracy theorists, and COVID-19 sceptics in France who are targeting all-ages drag events through online harassment and increasing in-person protests. It highlights the influence of US-based anti-drag narratives and the role of political parties like Reconquête and Rassemblement National in these efforts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000057#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Anti-drag mobilisation in France serves as a nexus for ideologically diverse groups, including far-right media, local far-right groups, conspiracy theorists, COVID-19 sceptics, and political parties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000057#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a notable overlap between COVID-19 sceptics and anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy, with some conspiracy-focused actors adopting narratives regarding 'grooming' and the 'protection of children'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000057#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While early anti-drag activity in France was primarily online, there is a trend toward in-person mobilisation, as evidenced by protests in Paris and Saint-Senoux.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000057#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"French anti-drag actors heavily utilize narratives and content from the United States, indicating a transnational influence on their rhetoric.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000057#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The party Reconquête, led by Eric Zemmour, showed signs of coordinated behavior in the distribution of a 2023 anti-drag petition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000057#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Anti-drag actors frequently conflate drag performers with transgender individuals, using transphobic slurs and hate speech to frame drag as a danger to children.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000057#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change disinformation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","United Kingdom","Australia","Bordeaux","Lamballe-Armor","Toulouse","Paris","Saint-Senoux"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","ethnographic methods"]},{"id":"isdglo-000061","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000061","title":"From Posts to Polls: AfD Social Media Activity in east Germany and the Growing Dilemma of Coalition Politics","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AfD-State-Elections-Campaign-on-Social-Media-3-4-2.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the social media strategy of the AfD in eastern Germany, finding that migration, economic grievances, and opposition to Ukraine support are the primary drivers of engagement. It highlights that the AfD views the CDU as its primary political competitor and warns that the party's growth may lead to unstable government coalitions that undermine democratic trust.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000061#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The analysis of 117 AfD Facebook pages, which collectively had 850,705 followers, revealed that opposition to migration was the most prominent theme. These posts frequently linked migrants to high crime rates and the decline of the welfare state, often calling for the deportation of criminals to countries such as Afghanistan and Syria.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000061#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Economic concerns and foreign policy regarding Russia were also major themes. The AfD framed economic decline as a result of 'ideological' projects like climate policy and support for Ukraine, while portraying itself as the only party committed to 'peace' with Russia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000061#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is identified as the AfD's primary political target and competitor in eastern Germany, receiving more criticism in popular posts (36%) than the Green Party (19%) or the SPD (16%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000061#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The post with the highest overall engagement did not focus on party politics but rather on an anti-trans campaign targeting Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif, receiving 81,145 interactions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000061#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report warns that the projected electoral success of the AfD and the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) may force the creation of 'unsustainable' multi-party coalitions to maintain the 'firewall' against the far-right, potentially undermining public trust in the parliamentary system.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000061#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The AfD utilizes narratives of 'state repression' to frame German institutions as authoritarian, specifically criticizing the ban of Compact magazine and the surveillance of the party by domestic intelligence services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000061#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","energy policy"],"geography_discussed":["Germany","Syria","Afghanistan","Russia","Ukraine","Mannheim","Zwickau","Namibia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","political campaign analysis"]},{"id":"isdglo-000024","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000024","title":"Condemn, condone, converge: German extremist and conspiracist responses to the Israel-Gaza crisis","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-11-23","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/condemn-condone-converge-german-extremist-and-conspiracist-responses-to-the-israel-gaza-crisis/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes how various extremist groups in Germany—including far-right, far-left, Islamist, and QAnon-affiliated actors—exploited the Israel-Gaza crisis to spread disinformation, promote hate speech, and polarize political debate. While these groups differ in their targets, they converge in their distrust of the German government's response. Key activities include the AfD's internal struggle to unify its position, Samidoun's celebration of Hamas violence in Berlin, and the spread of 'deep state' and 'third World War' conspiracy theories by QAnon-affiliated channels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000024#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Alternative for Germany (AfD) failed to maintain a unified position on the crisis, with internal disagreements between leadership calling for diplomacy and others emphasizing the fight against \"Islamist terror\". Despite this, the party's reactions were characterized by xenophobic rhetoric, including calls for pro-Palestinian protestors to \"go back where they came from\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000024#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Far-right actors beyond the AfD, such as the magazine 'Compact' and parties like 'Der III. Weg' and 'Junge Nationalisten', labeled Israel a \"terror state\". Some promoted the 'Great Replacement Theory' by conditioning solidarity with Palestinians on the liberation of \"German areas occupied by Arabs\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000024#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Far-right and conspiracy-focused media, specifically 'Compact', disseminated theories that the October 7 attack was staged to justify a ground offensive or was a \"deep state\" operation. Other narratives suggested that German support for Israeli nuclear capabilities could trigger a third World War.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000024#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Far-left responses were mixed; while some condemned Hamas' crimes, the Samidoun Network celebrated the violence by distributing sweets in Berlin and claiming the \"victory of the Intifada\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000024#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Islamist extremist groups, including Muslim Interaktiv and Generation Islam, condoned Hamas' violence and accused the German government of hypocrisy and \"state repression\". They utilized social media to claim the IDF used white phosphorus and conducted airstrikes on the al-Ahli hospital.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000024#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"QAnon-affiliated channels on Telegram spread antisemitic tropes and claims that the conflict was a precursor to a third World War intended to establish a new world religion, citing a purported 1871 letter by Albert Pike.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000024#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Israel","Gaza Strip","Berlin"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["extremism analysis","disinformation monitoring","social media analysis"]},{"id":"saiia-001918","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-001918","title":"African Social Media Indicates Indifference Towards Russia","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022-11-11","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SAIIA-Report-_African-social-media-indicates-indifference-toward-Russia.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Analysis of social media data from thirteen African countries indicates that the general public is either indifferent or negative toward Russia, with the Russia-Ukraine war serving as a primary driver of anti-Russia sentiment. While some positivity exists regarding Russia-Africa relations, particularly in South Africa and Mali, there is often a divide between government elites and citizens. The report highlights that even when users are suspicious of Western influence, negative attitudes toward Russia remain dominant, and evidence of bot activity was found in pro-Russia sentiment across all surveyed countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Public sentiment toward Russia across the surveyed African countries is generally characterized by indifference or negativity, with the invasion of Ukraine being a primary cause of anti-Russia attitudes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a notable disconnect between the positions of some African governments and the views of their citizens on social media, who are more cautious about associating with Russia and President Putin.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Mali, while there is positivity regarding Russia-Africa engagement, the overall sentiment is majority negative due to the war in Ukraine, and there is a split between government elites and the public.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sudanese Twitter users expressed significant negativity toward Russia, specifically citing the Russia-Ukraine war and the Wagner Group's \"illegal dealings\" in the mining industry, contradicting the government's continued engagement with Moscow.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Analysis of the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa showed that anti-Russia sentiment remained dominant even among users who suspected Western interference.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regarding the annexation referendums in Ukraine, Twitter users in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa showed mixed sentiments, with some pro-Russia discourse focusing on self-determination and accusations of Western hypocrisy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The research identified the presence of artificial bot activity supporting pro-Russia sentiment in all thirteen countries surveyed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001918#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Russia","Ukraine","Egypt","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Rwanda","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","sentiment analysis","public opinion polling"]},{"id":"ACTClim-000012","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ACTClim-000012","title":"Misinformation Alert: Extreme Weather","publisher":{"name":"ACT Climate Labs","organization":"act-climate-labs"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2022-08-11","source_url":"https://www.actclimatelabs.org/misinformation-alert-commu/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes the discourse surrounding Storm Eunice and the 2022 heatwave in the UK, noting that while the heatwave drove higher climate-related engagement and polling spikes, 'Persuadable' audiences often responded with denial or dispassion. 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Common responses included attributing wildfires to people rather than temperature, arguing that other countries like Australia or Spain fare worse, claiming the weather is temporary, or viewing a 1.5-degree increase as pleasant.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ACTClim-000012#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several factors hinder climate narratives among Persuadables: the lack of association between 'global warming' and events like floods or storms, a misunderstanding of '1.5 degrees of warming' as a general mild increase, emotional exhaustion from prolonged weather warnings, and the rise of 'green tyranny' frames that link climate action to loss of money, jobs, or freedom.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ACTClim-000012#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To effectively reach Persuadables, the document recommends avoiding direct climate talk during heatwaves and instead using narratives focused on safety advice, thanking local service workers, and providing emotional support. 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The limited impact of destabilisation efforts is attributed to the war in Ukraine diverting Russian resources, institutional pressure from the French government and EU (specifically the Digital Services Act), the regulated nature of the French electoral system, and the continued influence of traditional media. However, the authors warn of a growing trend of distrust in democratic institutions and the normalisation of polarising rhetoric by far-right actors using coordinated inauthentic behaviour and astroturfing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The French information ecosystem demonstrated relative resistance to destabilisation in 2022, which the authors attribute to five factors: the diversion of Russian resources due to the war in Ukraine, the structural safeguards of the French electoral system, increased institutional pressure on stakeholders, the continued agenda-setting power of traditional media, and an established network of fact-checkers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Russian influence operations shifted focus toward justifying the invasion of Ukraine, and the EU ban on RT and Sputnik significantly reduced their output; for example, RT's election-related publications between the two voting rounds dropped from approximately 190 in 2017 to 13 in 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The French electoral system provides structural resistance to fraud narratives through the lack of remote voting, a dense network of approximately 69,682 polling stations, and strict regulations on political advertising and campaign budgets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There was a notable attempt to import US-style electoral fraud narratives, specifically the 'Dominion' theory; the word 'Dominion' was mentioned 45,000 times on Twitter over two days in mid-March.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Far-right actors, particularly supporters of Éric Zemmour, extensively used astroturfing and coordinated inauthentic behaviour to inflate their online presence. In one analysis of 12 petitions, 21.5% of original messages for 11 of those petitions were sent from just four accounts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Far-right accounts were found to be the primary generators of toxic content on social media. On Facebook, pages associated with the Rassemblement National (RN) accounted for 45.1% of highly toxic posts, despite representing only 12.3% of total posts analysed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies a 'conspirasphere' of websites that act as vectors for biased narratives. 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LREM was the highest spender on political ads during the study period, spending over €200,000 between February 6 and May 6, 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000093#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Russia","Ukraine","United States","Germany","Canada","Mali","People's Republic of China","Turkey","Qatar"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["digital monitoring","lexicometric analysis","algorithmic analysis","social media analysis"]},{"id":"isdglo-000096","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000096","title":"Hate in Plain Sight","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Hate-in-Plain-Sight.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that Instagram and TikTok frequently recommended abusive hashtags and content targeting women in US politics, often bypassing their own community standards. 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These attacks were often rooted in xenophobia, racism, and Islamophobia, particularly for Muslim candidates who were compared to terrorists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000096#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Rachel Levine was the target of overwhelming transphobic abuse, including deadnaming, misgendering, and the promotion of disinformation regarding gender-affirming care.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000096#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gendered disinformation was used to attack candidates through sex-based rumors and narratives about their private lives, such as claims regarding Marjorie Taylor Greene's alleged affairs or Ilhan Omar's marriage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000096#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Abusive hashtags were used to increase the visibility of broader disinformation and conspiracy theories, including anti-vaccine content and claims that the 2020 US elections were rigged.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000096#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The platforms' algorithms gave high visibility to extreme views and fringe actors, recommending content from accounts that the platforms had already labeled as containing disinformation or sensitive content.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000096#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Evidence of inauthentic amplification was found on Twitter, where a single account posted the same abusive meme targeting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 172 times in a short window to increase its visibility.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000096#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report concludes that platforms failed to enforce their own hate speech, bullying, and harassment policies, particularly regarding image- and video-based content.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000096#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","content moderation audit","gender-based violence study"]},{"id":"isdglo-000119","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000119","title":"Monitoring Disinformation and Influence Campaigns in the 2022 French Elections: Lessons Learnt","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Monitoring-Disinformation-and-Influence-Campaigns-in-the-2022-French-Elections_Lessons-Learnt.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) monitored the 2022 French elections, finding that while Russian state-backed influence was limited due to EU bans, domestic non-state actors and far-right figures effectively leveraged social media to spread anti-establishment narratives. Key tactics included coordinated inauthentic behaviour by Éric Zemmour's campaign, the cross-platform monetisation of fake vaccination passes, and the mainstreaming of the 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory. The report highlights significant gaps in platform content moderation, particularly regarding online abuse of candidates and voter fraud narratives, and recommends stronger regulatory oversight and data transparency from social media companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000119#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The campaign of far-right candidate Éric Zemmour employed coordinated inauthentic behaviour to amplify his agenda. ISD identified twelve petitions created by 'Les Amis d’Éric Zemmour' between January 2021 and June 2022, noting that sharing patterns on Twitter indicated inauthentic mobilisation, particularly in the weeks preceding the election.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000119#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Malign actors used cross-platform strategies to disseminate and monetise disinformation, specifically regarding fake vaccination passes. Actors used mainstream platforms like Facebook and Instagram to attract users and then redirected them to encrypted or closed spaces such as Telegram and WhatsApp to complete transactions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000119#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2022 elections saw a shift from state-led to non-state influence. 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ISD found that for most candidates, abusive comments represented 15% to 25% of all comments on Facebook, with women and minoritised candidates disproportionately targeted with racist and misogynistic abuse.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000119#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Voter fraud narratives, imported from the US 'Stop the Steal' movement, emerged in France. These claims were amplified by fringe political figures such as Florian Philippot, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, and François Asselineau, though they had limited reach on mainstream social media compared to other political scandals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000119#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Social media platforms demonstrated inconsistent enforcement of their own terms of service. ISD found that Twitter failed to label voter fraud statements by high-profile public figures as 'misleading', and Meta failed to label similar allegations regarding voting machines.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000119#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["World","United States","Germany","Australia","Ukraine","Russia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","ethnographic monitoring","policy analysis"]},{"id":"isdglo-000140","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000140","title":"She Drops: How QAnon Conspiracy Theories Legitimize Coordinated and Targeted Gender Based Violence","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/QAnon-and-Gender.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the role of gender-based violence (GBV) in the coordinated harassment of six celebrities by the QAnon community. 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While the far right frequently engaged in hateful content targeting minorities and promoted conspiratorial views on COVID-19, the far left focused on social and economic justice, with only a small fraction of content meeting specific definitions of antisemitism. The report concludes that the far left does not pose a security threat equivalent to the far right and suggests that moderating far-right extremism could reduce overall counter-mobilisation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000141#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Oppositional narratives and discussion about political opponents serve as primary drivers for mobilisation on both the far right and far left, meaning surges in activity by one group likely trigger counter-mobilisation by the other.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000141#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Far-right Twitter activity is characterised by hostile narratives targeting marginalised communities, specifically anti-trans hate speech, and the promotion of COVID-19 conspiracy theories, including vaccine scepticism and anti-mask rhetoric.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000141#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Far-left Twitter activity focuses predominantly on economic and social justice, including workers' rights, institutional racism, and anti-capitalism, with few instances of hostile narratives except for antipathy toward police following the death of George Floyd.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000141#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant divide in media consumption: far-right users rely heavily on hyper-partisan and radical ideological sources, whereas far-left users engage more frequently with mainstream or centrist media such as ABC News.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000141#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A small proportion of far-left content was identified as antisemitic under the IHRA working definition, specifically where contemporary Israeli policy was compared to Nazi Germany; 17 out of 257 tweets (6%) mentioning Israel contained such comparisons.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000141#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The research concludes that describing the far left as a threat equivalent to the far right is inaccurate, and that policing far-right extremism could potentially reduce left-wing counter-mobilisation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000141#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Victoria","United States","United Kingdom","People's Republic of China","Israel","Palestine"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["social media analysis","quantitative analysis","qualitative analysis","natural language processing"]},{"id":"isdglo-000055","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000055","title":"A SNAPSHOT OF FAR-RIGHT ACTIVITY ON GAB IN AUSTRALIA","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2021-05","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/A-Snapshot-of-Far-Right-Activity-on-Gab-in-Australia_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyses a network of 40 geolocated Australian Gab accounts, finding that the platform serves as a hub for antisemitism, white supremacy, and COVID-19 disinformation. 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