"Chinese influence operations and disinformation campaigns" with Jasper Hewitt
Description
This week we spoke with DoubleThink Lab’s Jasper Hewitt as we explored the new forms of digital propaganda. We discussed spamouflage operations in the US elections to AI influencers pushing state lines on TikTok.
The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday May 8th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.
Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat
Links discussed:
DoubleThink Lab website: https://doublethinklab.org/
DoubleThink Lab medium: https://medium.com/doublethinklab
What is FIMI: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/beyond-disinformation-what-fimi_en
Graphika on spamouflage: https://graphika.com/reports/spamouflage/
US report from VOA and DoubleThink Lab: https://medium.com/doublethinklab/doublethink-lab-and-voice-of-america-us-election-joint-observation-mission-final-report-d5f2dae85e27
Ben Nimmo, the breakout scale: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-breakout-scale-measuring-the-impact-of-influence-operations/
Single File chrome extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/singlefile/mpiodijhokgodhhofbcjdecpffjipkle?hl=en&pli=1
Bellingcat auto archiver: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/09/22/preserve-vital-online-content-with-bellingcats-auto-archiver-tool/
Patriotism for sale: https://medium.com/doublethinklab/patriotism-for-sale-wechat-channels-information-ecosystem-5c6a0f7c6358
DFR Lab: https://dfrlab.org/
Wenhao substack: https://wenhao.substack.com/
Discourse Power substack: https://discoursepower.substack.com/
United States
