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Murmur

It’s all fake – nano-influencers and their paid campaigns to stroke political egos

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It’s all fake – nano-influencers and their paid campaigns to stroke political egos

By Rebecca Davis

How Russia uses ‘hybrid warfare’ to amplify its narratives in the South African discourse

South Africa

How Russia uses ‘hybrid warfare’ to amplify its narratives in the South African discourse

By Herman Wasserman and Murmur

Unseen foot soldiers — how naïve nano influencers boost paid political campaigns

Op-eds

Unseen foot soldiers — how naïve nano influencers boost paid political campaigns

By Tabelo Timse, Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen

Business Maverick

Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia

By Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change

Tracking Russian influence into the online South African political discourse

South Africa

Tracking Russian influence into the online South African political discourse

By Murmur and Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change

Influence-for-hire trend is distorting public discourse, poses threat to foundations of democracy

South Africa

Influence-for-hire trend is distorting public discourse, poses threat to foundations of democracy

By Tabelo Timse, Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen