Centre for Disinformation and Migration Research
Bridging research and practice to support informed migration governance in South Asia through capacity building, advisory support, and collaborative action on disinformation.
Climate Displacement Narratives
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A South Asia where migration is safe, informed, and governed by evidence — free from the manipulative effects of disinformation.
We strengthen information ecosystems by conducting rigorous research, building the capacity of communities and journalists, and advising policymakers.
To fight online deception and develop practical solutions for migration governance across labour mobility, trafficking, refugee contexts, and climate displacement.
Information Disorder
Field notes and analysis will appear in this grid as soon as posts are published.
Labour Trafficking Deception
Field notes and analysis will appear in this grid as soon as posts are published.
Community Fact-checking
Field notes and analysis will appear in this grid as soon as posts are published.
From digital recruitment scams and tech-facilitated trafficking to climate displacement narratives and gendered disinformation — each theme collects our research, training material, and publications in one place.
We track climate displacement narratives as the false, politically motivated, or manipulated stories surrounding people forced…
1 entry Information DisorderWe define information disorder as the messy, interconnected web of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation that warps…
0 entries Migrant Smuggling RoutesWe map migrant smuggling routes as the specific geographic corridors and digital pathways to move people…
0 entries Human RightsWe anchor our work in human rights-based approaches to migration, which prioritise the fundamental rights, dignity,…
0 entries StatelessnessWe tackle statelessness and information gaps as the severe lack of official data and documentation that…
0 entries Fact-checkingWe build fact-checking infrastructure as the institutional networks, technological tools, and trained personnel needed to systematically…
0 entries Subaltern MigrationWe focus on subaltern migration narratives to capture and amplify the voices and lived experiences of…
0 entries Migration Health and MisinformationWe tackle migration health and misinformation as the spread of false health information that directly damages…
0 entriesWe track how false promises spread through social media, drive unsafe labour migration, and feed trafficking — and how climate displacement creates information vacuums bad actors exploit.
We build migration information literacy for aspiring migrants and embed digital and financial literacy into pre-departure training for workers, journalists, and grassroots organisations.
We campaign for stronger labour protections, demand accountability from brokers and tech platforms, and defend the right to accurate information for displaced communities.
We partner with organisations in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar to trace transnational trafficking networks and share solutions across cultural contexts.
Policy brief
Policy briefs for international organisationsInvestigative memo
Investigative memos on digital recruitment fraudCommunity guide
Community-friendly guides on spotting online deceptionCommunity media
Community media and displacementSocial cohesion
Migrant social cohesion trackingFighting digital recruitment scams that lead to labour exploitation.
Advocating for marginalised migrants and refugees.
Correcting the record on climate displacement and mobility.
Countering online deception and disrupting trafficking networks.
We work with donor organisations, international NGOs, UN agencies, universities, and journalism schools to scale literacy programmes in high-risk migration corridors and build a shared evidence base on information disorder.
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