Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy

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Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy
FormationMarch 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03)
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany[1]
Websitecemas.io

The Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy (CeMAS) is a German non-profit extremism monitoring agency established in 2021. Its stated focus is on creating an early warning system against conspiracy ideologies, disinformation and far-right extremism.[2][3][4]

Overview[edit]

The Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy was established in March 2021 by political data scientist Josef Holnburger[5] and social psychologist Pia Lamberty, with the intent of developing an early warning system against conspiracy ideologies, disinformation and far-right extremism.[2] The other founding members are senior researchers Miro Dittrich[6] and Jan Rathje,[7] and cognitive scientist Rocío Rocha Dietz.[8][9] It is based in Berlin[1] and is funded by the Alfred Landecker Foundation [de], which provided the organization with €2.8 million.[2] The organization tracks far-right activity on Telegram.[1]

During the 2021 German federal election, CeMAS found that false claims of voter fraud had become commonplace on Telegram in Germany, with accusations against Dominion Voting Systems being common despite the company's technology not being used in German elections. Dittrich said, "We have seen far-right actors try to claim election fraud since at least 2016, but it didn't take off. When Trump started telling the 'big lie,' it became a big issue in Germany, sometimes bigger than the pandemic, because far-right groups and the AfD are carefully monitoring the success Trump is having with this narrative."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Stanley-Becker, Isaac (25 September 2021). "Election fraud, QAnon, Jan. 6: Far-right extremists in Germany read from a pro-Trump script". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Kutsche, Katharina (30 March 2021). "CeMAS: mit digitalen Mitteln gegen Radikalisierung im Netz" [CeMAS: with digital means against radicalization on the net]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ Felden, Esther; Höhn, Anne (31 March 2021). "TV chef turned rabble-rouser". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ Kayali, Laura; Scott, Mark (17 March 2022). "Anti-vax conspiracy groups lean into pro-Kremlin propaganda in Ukraine". Politico. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ Loucaides, Darren; Perrone, Alessio (10 March 2022). "The media giant you've never heard of, and why you should pay attention". openDemocracy. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  6. ^ Schumacher, Elizabeth (8 February 2022). "Disclose.TV: English disinformation made in Germany". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  7. ^ McGrane, Sally (19 May 2022). "Pro-Russian rallies sputter, but still rattle a nervous Germany". Coda Media. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ^ Bateman, Jessica (13 September 2021). "Germany Braces for Election Disinformation". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Rocío Rocha Dietz". CeMAS. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

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