The Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) of the Atlantic Council is dedicated to identifying foreign malign influence and information manipulation targeting the 2024 U.S. election. On this page, you will find our compiled research and reporting on 2024 U.S. election threats, as well as links to our historical U.S. case studies. The DFRLab’s nonpartisan election coverage complements that of the wider Atlantic Council, whose compiled commentary and analysis you can find at Elections 2024: America’s role in the world.

Foreign Interference Attribution Tracker

The DFRLab’s Foreign Interference Attribution Tracker (FIAT) is an interactive, open-source database that captures allegations of foreign interference relevant to the 2024 election. This tool assesses the credibility, bias, evidence, transparency, and impact of each claim.

Spotlight

What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

FIMI 101: Foreign information manipulation and interference targeting the 2024 US general election

by Dina Sadek

China Democracy
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

October 2024 7 min read

Iranian election interference: When you’re broke, at least be flashy

by Simin Kargar

Disinformation Elections
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

Explainer: US catches Russia red-handed attempting to manipulate 2024 presidential election

by Dina Sadek, Graham Brookie

Elections Propaganda

Latest Research

What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

November 2024 7 min read

What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

by Dina Sadek, Max Rizzuto

China Elections
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

November 2024 7 min read

Trends in China’s US election interference illustrate its longer game

by Kenton Thibaut

China Elections
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

October 2024 7 min read

Russia-linked media outlets amplify conspiracies about US election rule changes

by Meredith Furbish

What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

October 2024 7 min read

Iranian election interference: When you’re broke, at least be flashy

by Simin Kargar

Disinformation Elections
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

October 2024 7 min read

DFRLab launches the 2024 Foreign Interference Attribution Tracker

by Dina Sadek, Meredith Furbish, Max Rizzuto

China Democracy
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

October 2024 7 min read

Doppelganger websites persist one month following US government seizures

by Esteban Ponce de León

Elections Propaganda
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

Explainer: the Russian influence operations targeting the 2024 US elections

by Roman Osadchuk, Eto Buziashvili

Democracy Disinformation
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

Doppelganger: How Russia mimicked real news sites and created fake ones to target US audiences

by Roman Osadchuk, Andy Carvin

Elections Propaganda
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

Explainer: US catches Russia red-handed attempting to manipulate 2024 presidential election

by Dina Sadek, Graham Brookie

Elections Propaganda
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

Fake it off: AI-generated Taylor Swift pics spark controversy

by Dina Sadek, Private: Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Elections
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

FIMI 101: Foreign information manipulation and interference targeting the 2024 US general election

by Dina Sadek

China Democracy
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

September 2024 7 min read

How pro-Kremlin influencers spread unfounded connections between Ukraine and a would-be Trump assassin

by Sopo Gelava, Ruslan Trad

Democracy Elections
What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

August 2024 7 min read

How AI tools fueled online conspiracy theories after Trump assassination attempt

by Private: Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Elections

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Tue, Nov 5, 2024

What to expect from foreign threat actors following the 2024 US election

US intelligence community on high alert for the intensification of influence operations in the days and weeks following the 2024 US election

by Dina Sadek, Max Rizzuto

China Elections

Mon, Nov 4, 2024

Trends in China’s US election interference illustrate its longer game

Chinese malign information operations focusing on down-ballot Senate and House races rather than favoring a particular presidential candidate

by Kenton Thibaut

China Elections

Wed, Oct 30, 2024

Russia-linked media outlets amplify conspiracies about US election rule changes

Kremlin-linked outlets fueling unfounded claims about voter fraud in US swing states

by Meredith Furbish

Wed, Oct 23, 2024

DFRLab launches the 2024 Foreign Interference Attribution Tracker

FIAT dashboard documents allegations of foreign malign information operations in the 2024 US general election

by Dina Sadek, Meredith Furbish, Max Rizzuto

China Democracy

Fri, Oct 18, 2024

Iranian election interference: When you’re broke, at least be flashy

How Iran’s influence operations playbook targeting US elections has – and hasn’t – changed over time

by Simin Kargar

Disinformation Elections

Wed, Oct 9, 2024

Doppelganger websites persist one month following US government seizures

The Kremlin's fake website operation continues to maintain its online presence, publishing new content at rates similar to pre-seizure levels

by Esteban Ponce de León

Elections Propaganda

Thu, Sep 26, 2024

FIMI 101: Foreign information manipulation and interference targeting the 2024 US general election

Foreign state and non-state actors are targeting Americans with false and misleading narratives to sow divisions ahead of the US election

by Dina Sadek

China Democracy

Mon, Sep 23, 2024

How pro-Kremlin influencers spread unfounded connections between Ukraine and a would-be Trump assassin

Ryan Routh's support for Ukraine quickly became online fodder for conspiracy theories

by Sopo Gelava, Ruslan Trad

Democracy Elections

Wed, Sep 18, 2024

Doppelganger: How Russia mimicked real news sites and created fake ones to target US audiences

Malign Russian information operation created websites posing as the Washington Post and FOX News as well as niche sites targeting US audiences

by Roman Osadchuk, Andy Carvin

Elections Propaganda
AI generated image of Swift and Trump.

Tue, Sep 17, 2024

Fake it off: AI-generated Taylor Swift pics spark controversy

Viral fake Taylor Swift footage circulated on social media following a fake endorsement posted by Trump and Swift’s real endorsement of Harris

by Dina Sadek, Private: Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Elections

Tue, Sep 17, 2024

Explainer: US catches Russia red-handed attempting to manipulate 2024 presidential election

US government agencies outlined significant actions taken against Kremlin-sponsored efforts to interfere with the election

by Dina Sadek, Graham Brookie

Elections Propaganda
US government seizure notice

Fri, Sep 6, 2024

Explainer: the Russian influence operations targeting the 2024 US elections

The September 2024 deplatforming of Operation Doppelganger demonstrates how US voters are being targeted by Russian influence operations

by Roman Osadchuk, Eto Buziashvili

Democracy Disinformation