Insights
Under Fire - The Battle Against Alternative Media in Lebanon
April 16, 2026
Ralph Baydoun joined Diana Moukalled, Ayman Mhanna, and Nizar Ghanem in a live debate hosted by Daizy Gedeon and Badil - The Alternative Policy Institute - on the escalating campaign against alternative media and what it means for free speech in Lebanon.
World Fact-Checking Day - Recognising Information Manipulation
April 2, 2026
Ralph Baydoun featured by the EU on World Fact-Checking Day - on how public decisions are shaped by curated information, and why media literacy has never been more critical.
Freedom of Expression Violations in the Levant - June 2025
July 16, 2025
SKeyes monthly press freedom report documents legal complaints filed against Ralph Baydoun - among journalists and researchers charged with defamation and false reporting - alongside violations across Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Jordan.
Rescue, Reform and Rebuild: Can Lebanon's New Government Save the Economy?
March 2025
Ralph Baydoun quoted as InflueAnswers director on the prospects and challenges facing Lebanon's new government in its bid to reform the economy and restore institutional credibility.
The Symphony of Power: Strategic Comms, Media Wars & Lebanon's Political Game
January 20, 2025
Ralph Baydoun on how strategic communications, foreign interference, and information warfare converge to shape Lebanon's political landscape - and what it takes to read the room.
Targeted: How Misinformation Puts Lebanon's Syrian Refugees in Danger
August 28, 2024
TIMEP investigation citing InflueAnswers research: coordinated disinformation by Lebanese media figures and politicians has created a dangerous environment for Syrian refugees - false narratives that incite violence and deportations.
بعد هزيمتها في الحرب الافتراضية: إسرائيل تستنجد بـ «البوتات الخارقة»
June 6, 2024
Ralph Baydoun and Michel Sammaan trace Israel's turn to AI-powered bot technology following perceived setbacks in the information war around Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
Syrians in Lebanon Fear Unprecedented Restrictions, Deportations
May 29, 2024
InflueAnswers research cited in Reuters: more than 50% of online discourse about refugees in Lebanon focused on deportation, with 20% framing Syrians as an existential threat.
Are You Chatting with an AI-Powered Superbot?
May 23, 2024
Al Jazeera features InflueAnswers' investigation into coordinated bot activity targeting pro-Palestinian content following October 7 - "almost every tweet is essentially bombarded and swarmed."
إسرائيل وحرب الذباب الإلكتروني
April 2, 2024
InflueAnswers appears on MTV News to demonstrate a live replica of the AI superbot used in ongoing narrative wars - presenting evidence of its active deployment in the information space.
Dominant Narratives & Ideologies - The Beirut Banyan (Ep. 410)
December 5, 2024
Recorded three days before Assad's fall - Ralph Baydoun joins George Wardini and Ronnie Chatah to map the dominant narratives and ideological fault lines shaping Syria and Lebanon's political moment.
Israel's End Goal in the Middle East
October 27, 2024
Ralph Baydoun discusses Israel's strategic objectives in the region, the war on Lebanon, mass displacement, and what a post-war settlement could realistically look like.
ميتا استجابت لتهديدات الاحتلال وقيّدت المحتوى الفلسطيني
2024
Ralph Baydoun cited as InflueAnswers founder on how Meta reportedly yielded to Israeli pressure by restricting Palestinian content - a pattern documented through platform-level analysis.
MTV Podcast with Raneen Mirella - Guest Ralph Baydoun
November 27, 2024
Ralph Baydoun joins Raneen Mirella on the MTV Lebanon podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on media, disinformation, and Lebanon's information environment.
Ralph Baydoun - The Media Monitor (Ep. 397)
March 29, 2024
A live conversation recorded at Aaliya's Books covering social listening, state-sponsored social media weaponization, viral impact measurement, and the role of polarization in disinformation.
How Media Controls YOUR Opinion - Sarde Podcast #66
February 23, 2024
Ralph Baydoun joins Médéa Azouri and Mouin Jaber to discuss manufacturing consent, Nazi-inspired propaganda techniques, disinformation campaigns, and digital literacy in Lebanese media.
A Subtle Message in a Shadow War
December 12, 2023
An analysis of the drone strike on Iran's Birjand refinery - a demonstration of capability without massive disruption, mirroring Iran's own proxy-war logic in an unspoken but understood confrontation.
Russian Influence on Egyptian Narratives
December 11, 2023
Examining the intersection of disinformation, economic cooperation, and historical ties shaping Russian influence operations targeting Egyptian public opinion.
Izvan okvira: Ralph Baydoun on Disinformation & Regional Conflict
December 4, 2023
Ralph Baydoun appears on Croatian national news programme "Izvan okvira" as an analyst - discussing Middle East disinformation dynamics and information warfare in the aftermath of October 7.
Israel, Hamas, and the Middle East: Analysis of Strategies
November 3, 2023
A strategic breakdown of the evolving military, political, and information dynamics following the October 7 events and their regional implications.
Caught Between the Jaws of a Whale
October 30, 2023
On weapon distribution, competing interests, and the Palestinian population caught between forces far larger than themselves in a conflict with no clean exits.
Palestine Israel MEDIA War - Sarde Podcast #122
October 26, 2023
Ralph Baydoun and Jad Shahrour join Sarde to map the media battlefield around the Palestine-Israel conflict - information strategies, platform dynamics, and the narrative wars behind the coverage.
Strategic Communication Expert Ralph Baydoun
2023
Ralph Baydoun on strategic communication, narrative construction, and the thin line between information and disinformation in modern conflict and political contexts.
Lebanon's Crisis and the Refugee Situation
July 19, 2023
A data-driven look at how Lebanon's compounding political and economic crises are reshaping the information environment around the refugee question.
جريمة الشرف أو جريمة الجبان؟
May 19, 2023
An analysis of the online discourse surrounding honour crimes in Lebanon - examining how social media frames gender-based violence and who drives the dominant narratives.
الانتخابات الرئاسية التركية
May 12, 2023
A social media analysis of the 2023 Turkish presidential elections - tracking narrative polarization, foreign interference signals, and digital campaign strategies across platforms.
Législatives 2022 et réseaux sociaux - Rapport SKeyes
January 5, 2023
Co-authored by Ralph Baydoun and Yara al Chehayed for SKeyes and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation - analysing political polarization, hate speech, and disinformation across Lebanon's May 2022 parliamentary elections.
حوار مسبار مع رالف بيضون حول أثر الأخبار الزائفة على العملية الديمقراطية في لبنان
June 27, 2022
Ralph Baydoun speaks with Misbar, the Arab fact-checking platform, on the impact of fake news on democratic processes in Lebanon - covering political disinformation, media literacy, and the role of social media in shaping public opinion.