In an opinion piece in the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, Noura Aljizawi, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, sheds light on the growing threat of disinformation in Syria, even after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. While the end of Assad’s authoritarian rule was celebrated as a victory, Aljizawi warns that disinformation—once the tool of the Assad regime—has now become fragmented and is widely used. Multiple actors, including foreign powers like Russia and Iran, alongside non-state groups, are now fueling emerging trends and misleading narratives across social media platforms. She explains the impacts of this disinformation on people, particularly in this critical period of uncertainty and transition.
Read the article here.