Hiding in Plain Sight: A Playbook for Combating Hamas in South Africa
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YouTube
Foreign Abuse of U.S. Courts
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Legislative Testimonies
Lying to America’s Kids about Israel
More propaganda may soon be coming to a school near you, thanks to some of the same groups that have already gotten calls for Israel’s destruction into K-12 curricula. Pro-Palestinian activists, who...
Op-eds
People vs CCP: Suidani and Talifilu fight the good fight
Fight for their families, faith, freedom—the things that make us human, and that build community. Beijing is terrified more people will understand that.
Op-eds
The media’s misleading message
Trump and Hegseth’s complaints are justified
Op-eds
FDD Connects Anti-Israel Network on Social Media to Iranian Website, Pro-Regime Actor
The “Iran Hayom” network posts anti-Israel propaganda, in Hebrew and English, across X, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, and YouTube. Its name is a play on the widely read Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom,...
Policy Briefs
Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO
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Legislative Testimonies
Turkey Cracks Down on Demonstrators Protesting Arrest of Istanbul Mayor
Arrests of Demonstrators: Turkish authorities arrested more than 100 protesters after thousands of Turkish citizens demonstrated throughout March 19 and March 20 against the politically...
Flash Briefs
AI-Generated Imitation of Elon Musk Pushes China’s Propaganda on YouTube
In late January, FDD identified a YouTube channel, MuskTalk007, filled with AI-generated videos imitating Elon Musk that push pro-China propaganda. Since its creation on December 7, 2024, the channel has amassed almost 2 million views, garnering considerable engagement for videos that denigrate the United States and present China as technologically and economically superior.
Policy Briefs
An Afghanistan war veteran and an active duty servicemember conduct separate domestic attacks on New Year’s Day
On January 1, 2025, two US citizens conducted separate attacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured after a terrorist who had declared membership...
Op-eds
‘Ambiguities in the Law’: Iran Pauses Implementation of Draconian Hijab Legislation
Law Would Have Imposed Severe Penalties: Iran’s National Security Council on December 16 paused the implementation of a controversial “Hijab and Chastity” law that would harshen...
Flash Briefs
‘Liberated by Syrian Youth’: Khamenei Labels New Syrian Government as Foreign Occupation
Khamenei Labels New Syrian Government as U.S.-Israeli Occupation: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei characterized the new Syrian government as a U.S. and Israeli “occupation”...
Flash Briefs
The Covert War for American Minds
How Russia, China, and Iran Seek to Spread Disinformation and Chaos in the United States
Op-eds
How not to dethrone an authoritarian leader: The case of Turkey’s Erdoğan
Public apathy and inaction to Erdoğan's authoritarian agenda play a big role in sustaining his hold on power
Op-eds
Daniel Suidani’s arrest in the Solomons proves CCP is scared
At the start of this month, both Suidani and Talifilu were arrested on three counts of unlawful assembly related to the failed no confidence vote of 2021.
Op-eds
Iranian Cyber Operations Raise Fears of Attacks on Military Personnel
“You and your children … are our legitimate targets around the world,” an X account called @idfleaks threatened in December 2023, addressing service members from the Israel Defense Forces...
Op-eds
Countering CCP’s narrative warfare with the Digital Lennon Wall
‘CCP must lie in order to cover up the terrible things that they’re doing in China, in Hong Kong, and around the world. To do this, they use narrative warfare to control what people see as the truth.’
Op-eds
The West should tear down Putin’s new digital Iron Curtain
The Kremlin is paranoid, passing some of the most repressive laws in its history. This gives us ample opportunity for subversion
Op-eds
Iranian-backed Bahraini militias eulogize killed Hezbollah Brigades commander
In a joint statement, Saraya al-Ashtar and Saraya Wa’ad Allah, both Iranian-backed militias in the island Kingdom of Bahrain, sent their condolences to the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades – itself an Iranian...
Op-eds
US Should Sanction Lebanon’s pro-Iran ‘Resistance TV’
On December 27, an Israeli missile hit a home in the Southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, killing brothers Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi and Ibrahim’s wife. Within hours, Al Manar, Hezbollah’s official media...