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Election denialists have spent years trying to undermine public trust in Michigan's election officials, ballot-counting processes, and voting infrastructure. With 2026 midterms on the horizon, our researchers examined what they got up to last year.
Our latest:
openmeasures.io/michigan-ele...
Great reporting from @hannahgais.bsky.social that includes some of our archival data from Telegram
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Post from Clandestine on Truth Social: "Thereβs the magic word again πTrump says that βinsurrectionistsβ are burning Portland to the ground. This is not an accident. Trump and his administration are beginning to use this word frequently for a reason. The Insurrection Act is coming."
Spike 3: ~Oct. 7, 2025
As anti-ICE protests grow and several states sue to block the deployment of National Guard units in major cities, Trump again threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act. The most re-shared post from that period was from conspiracy theorist "Clandestine" (Jacob Creech).
Timeline chart showing the second major spike, which occurred in mid-June 2025.
Jack Posobiec post from Truth Social: "We know last year the Dems were talking about nullifying the Insurrection Act and it was obvious why. They were always planning for mass mobilization of their ground militants in response to the ICE Raids. And now that is exactly what we are seeing."
Spike 2: ~June 9, 2025
Anti-ICE protests are underway in Los Angeles, California. Speaking to reporters, Trump floats the possibility of using the Insurrection Act to quell them. This excites Truth Social users, who encourage him to do so. The second most-shared post is this one, from Jack Posobiec
Timeline chart showing first spikes in dataset over the time period examined, which saw bumps around Dec. 22, 2023 and Jan. 1, 2024
Spike 1: ~Jan. 1, 2024
Mentions of the Insurrection Act spike after Trump reshares a post from the account "DC Draino" (Rogan O'Handley) speculating that Twitter banned him after the Capitol Riot "to limit his ability to activate the Insurrection Act."
Timeline chart showing mentions of the Insurrection Act on Truth Social with three major spikes identified around January 2024, June 2024, and October 2025.
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis. We used our dashboard to see when that's come up before on Truth Social, the microblogging platform Trump owns.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
(If you're a member of the press writing about this and want a peek at our dataset, feel free to reach out to us: press [at] openmeasures [dot] io)
14.01.2026 21:54 β π 24 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Truth Social users were quick to hype the Trump Administration's initial justifications for escalating military actions against Venezuela: stopping drug traffickers. But since the capture of Maduro, users have shown more interest in the country's oil reserves.
openmeasures.io/truth-social...
Timeline chart shows the number of posts mentioning "abolish ice" or using the hashtag #abolishice spiked on Bluesky after Jan. 6, 2026
Here on Bluesky, calls to abolish ICE have surged since an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Jan. 7
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This morning, we're reading Indicator's rundown of what's been happening with Grok, the chatbot built into the X platform, and its utilization in online sexual abuse against women and minors.
via @craigsilverman.bsky.social and @mantzarlis.com
indicator.media/p/briefing-g...
Weβre excited to launch our partnership with Maltego Monitor.
Starting this month, Open Measuresβ fringe and mainstream social collections are available in Maltego Monitorβhelping teams interpret online activity, track threats, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Reach out to learn more!
A look back on a crazy cool year here at Open Measures including some of our favorite research pieces, some of our media mentions, and new features we introduced to the research platform weβve developed
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Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for βmass deportationβ
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Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for βmass deportationβ
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
Guest bars from Open Measures in this one
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Conspiracy theories about weather manipulation (chemtrails, etc.) have spread online in recent years, driving increased threats against public officials.
In 2025, they were especially popular on Truth Social -- a platform run by the current head of US government.
openmeasures.io/weather-cons...
We discovered videos on RuTube promoting junk "cheat tools" for Roblox that are actually vehicles for malware that can steal information off devices, like passwords and credit card info. The risks are particularly concerning given the game's popularity with children.
openmeasures.io/rutube-roblo...
Amid US-based 'Active Clubs' and teen 'Youth Clubs' expanding their online presence, @openmeasures.bsky.social have also identified a new Youth Club targeting young men in the UK
openmeasures.io/internationa...
NEW: We linked up with GIFCT to examine white nationalist βyouth clubsβ recruiting and propagandizing to teens on Telegram. They're affiliated with βactive clubs,β decentralized racist groups cropping up in Canada and the US, and recently crossed over into the UK.
openmeasures.io/internationa...
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Open Measures senior researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social joined @jimacosta.bsky.social to talk about Nick Fuentesβ rise in mainstream politics, our research on that front, and more. Check it out!
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This piece cites our research looking at suggestions in mainstream news outlets that Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist social media personality, has seen his audience grow in recent months. Our review of the data revealed a different picture.
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
A former Campbell's Soup executive described the company's food as "bioengineered" and disparagingly referred to its customers as "poor people," according to a lawsuit filed last month.
The comments ignited outrage over Thanksgiving week. Some encouraged boycotts.
openmeasures.io/campbells-bi...
ICYMI: Here's a look at the research our team published in November. We investigated:
π Networks promoting an AI essay writing service on VK
π³οΈ Last-minute smears in NYC's mayoral election
π Claims that Nick Fuentes' audience has recently grown
π΅οΈ Impersonation scams targeting Rumble users
NEW: We've been looking at suspicious activity on Rumble. Our latest looks at networks of accounts impersonating the platform's top content creators and trying to lure their audiences into suspicious Telegram chatrooms.
The most-impersonated figure? Dan Bongino.
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts thatβs the case.
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
Last-ditch efforts to damage Zohran Mamdani's reputation, led by pro-Israel and anti-Muslim groups, rehashed Islamophobic smears against the Council on American-Islamic Relations -- a Muslim advocacy group that supported Mamdani's candidacy.
openmeasures.io/zohran-mamda...
Four years ago, far-right white male supremacist Nick Fuentes was deplatformed pretty much everywhere.
Now he's back with a vengeanceβand the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
