Research
January 30, 2025
ResearchUnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Sparks Conversation
The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson sparked online discussion, including rare points of agreement across the political divide.
Rybar and the Intricacies of Researching Russian Disinformation
The DoJ stated that Russian military Rybar has links to state-backed disinformation campaigns. We did some digging.
November 15, 2024
ResearchCanadian Active Clubs and White Nationalist Groups on Telegram
Recent racially-motivated killings have raised concern about Canadian "Active Clubs" and other white nationalist groups.
November 1, 2024
ResearchTrue the Vote Allows Election Misinformation on VoteAlert
True the Vote's site VoteAlert allows crowd-sourced, AI-generated misinformation in its widely-shared election reports.
October 24, 2024
ResearchMisinformation in Michigan Ahead of 2024 Election
Ahead of the 2024 election, Open Measures tracked misogynistic and Islamophobic trends among misinformation in Michigan.
October 21, 2024
ResearchYahoo Boys Scams Openly Discussed on Major Social Platforms
"Yahoo Boys" groups still run sexploitation and financial fraud scams on major tech platforms despite attempts to limit their activity.
September 12, 2024
ResearchOpen Measures Datasets: What is Scored?
Open Measures' datasets include millions of posts from Scored, an alt-tech platform spun-off from the banned subreddit r/TheDonald.
August 15, 2024
ResearchRevisiting Project 2025: Narratives on Alt-Tech Platforms
Since chatter has increased significantly on Gettr since our April 2024 report, Open Measures researchers are revisiting Project 2025.
July 19, 2024
ResearchTrump Assassination Attempt Spurs Range of Conspiracy Theories
The Trump assassination attempt has led to widespread conspiracy theories on alt-tech platforms.
July 2, 2024
ResearchWhite Supremacist Active Clubs Gain Traction on Telegram
Active Clubs are decentralized white supremacist groups growing in popularity around the world, though particularly on Telegram.