The Guardian: Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling. “The existence of this path, from one of Russia’s most prestigious institutions directly into its military intelligence apparatus, is revealed for the first time in more than 2,000 internal documents from Bauman, obtained by a consortium of journalists from six outlets: the Guardian, Der Spiegel, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/revealed-russias-top-secret-spy-school-teaching-hacking-and-election-meddling-the-guardian/

Pan African Visions: South Sudan Warns Against Disinformation Over Viral Bol Mel Document. “South Sudan’s justice authorities have dismissed a document circulating on social media that purports to be a leaked investigation implicating former Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel, calling it a fabrication and warning that it is part of a broader wave of disinformation targeting senior officials.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/04/pan-african-visions-south-sudan-warns-against-disinformation-over-viral-bol-mel-document/

OCCRP: How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine. “Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its ‘Young Correspondents’ program, Russia is training teenagers in occupied Ukraine to promote the invasion and wage information war on Moscow’s behalf.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/02/occrp-how-russia-recruits-teenagers-in-occupied-ukraine-for-a-pro-moscow-propaganda-machine/

Modern Ghana: The Gambia, ECOWAS launch West Africa’s first strategic centre to combat misinformation, disinformation. “The Government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, has launched the National Misinformation and Disinformation Response Centre, the first of its kind in West Africa.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/30/modern-ghana-the-gambia-ecowas-launch-west-africas-first-strategic-centre-to-combat-misinformation-disinformation/

The Verge: The Iranian women Trump ‘saved’ from execution are simultaneously real and AI-manipulated. “The collage that Trump posted is, at the very least, AI-modified, Mahsa Alimardani, the associate director of the Technology Threats & Opportunities program at WITNESS, told The Verge. But the women themselves are real.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/24/the-verge-the-iranian-women-trump-saved-from-execution-are-simultaneously-real-and-ai-manipulated/

Mezha: EU imposes sanctions, blacklists Euromore and Pravfond for spreading Kremlin disinformation. “According to the official website of the Council of the European Union, the sanctions list includes the media platform Euromore, which is part of a pro-Kremlin information network. The European Union assesses that Euromore spreads and amplifies Russian narratives, tailoring them for a European […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/22/mezha-eu-imposes-sanctions-blacklists-euromore-and-pravfond-for-spreading-kremlin-disinformation/

Reuters: Russian blogger whose angry appeal to Putin went viral hits back after state TV attack. “Vladimir Solovyov, a fiery talk show host sanctioned by the West over his vocal ‌support for the war in Ukraine, launched a vitriolic weekend attack on Victoria Bonya live on air, mixing personal insults about her appearance with accusations that she is part ​of a shadowy Western plot to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/21/reuters-russian-blogger-whose-angry-appeal-to-putin-went-viral-hits-back-after-state-tv-attack/

New York Times: Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media. This link goes to a gift article. “In the months leading up to the midterm elections, hundreds of accounts have emerged on social media featuring A.I.-generated pro-Trump influencers posting at a rapid pace about the ‘radical left’ and ‘America First.’ They tend to appear as ordinary — if very good-looking — men and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/19/new-york-times-hundreds-of-fake-pro-trump-avatars-emerge-on-social-media/

American Psychological Association: APA Labs launches resource to guide clinicians, health systems and the public to evidence-based digital mental health tools. “To help health care providers and users searching for digital mental health products they can trust, APA Labs has launched the Digital Badge Solutions Library, a resource of digital mental and behavioral health technologies that have […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/18/apa-apa-labs-launches-resource-to-guide-clinicians-health-systems-and-the-public-to-evidence-based-digital-mental-health-tools/