The Institute for Strategic Dialogue which uncovered Russian disinformation being used to cause chaos and hurt FEMA and the Biden/Kamala administration is and interesting organization.
Their mission statement statement reads:
"The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to safeguarding human rights and reversing the rising tide of polarisation, extremism and disinformation worldwide."
More:
Since 2006, ISD has been at the forefront of analysing and responding to extremism in all its forms. Our global team of researchers, digital analysts, policy experts, frontline practitioners, technologists and activists have kept ISD’s work systematically ahead of the curve on this fast-evolving set of threats. We have innovated and scaled sector-leading policy and operational programmes – on- and offline – to push back the forces threatening democracy and cohesion around the world today.
The are legit.
Partners and Funders include:
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Southern Poverty Law Center
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Swedish Centre for Preventing Violent Extremism
UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
UK Home Office Commission for Countering Extremism
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
US Department for Homeland Security (DHS)
Full list:
Anyhow, a lot of interesting work on their website. It's totally worth checking out:
https://www.isdglobal.org/