We exist to disrupt online disinformation.
Our Mission
Our mission is to catalyse change. We aim to disrupt the business model of disinformation, breaking the perverse incentives that exist to create and disseminate disinformation online.
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GDI provides independent, neutral and transparent data and intelligence to advise policymakers and business leaders about how to combat disinformation and its creators.
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We’re a data-driven organisation. Explore our latest research into disinformation and its harms.
FIMI-ISAC Collective Findings Report on 2024 European Elections
A report on the top foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) tools, tactics and procedures used to undermine civic integrity across Europe in the first half of 2024.
Deep Dive: Political Violence in Germany
A report on rising political violence in Germany, and how it is being fuelled by an array of disinformation narratives attacking public institutions and democratic processes.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Narrative Report: Germany
An analysis of Russian invasion-related adversarial narratives in Germany.
Media Market Assessments
GDI assesses disinformation risk in media markets around the world. Explore our latest country reports here.
Disinformation Risk Assessment: The Online News Market in Thailand
In collaboration with the Institute of Asian Studies at Chulalongkorn University (IAS), GDI has released a new report assessing the disinformation risks in Thailand’s media market based on a study of 33 news domains.
Disinformation Risk Assessment: The Online News Market in Bangladesh
GDI, In collaboration with Digitally Right Limited, has released a new report analysing the disinformation risks in Bangladesh’s media market based on a study of 33 news domains.
Disinformation Risk Assessment: The Online News Market in Japan
In collaboration with the Institute for the Next Generation of Journalism and Media at Waseda University, GDI has released a new report assessing the disinformation risk of Japan’s media market based on a study of 33 domains.
Latest News
Want to learn about the breaking news, trends, and thought leadership within the information ecosystem? Read GDI’s latest.
The Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump: Disinformation Narratives
Online disinformation narratives from users on both the left and and right of the political spectrum exploded in the wake of the July attack, while foreign actors seized the chance to fan the flames.
Trust in Isolation: the Real Threat of Generative AI
What happens when you put people searching for information in a one-to-one connection with machines, and remove human feedback from the process?
Brand Safety Isn't Censorship. It's Capitalism.
A free market depends on consumer choice. So why do brand safety critics want to stop advertisers from choosing where they spend their money?