Politics & Diplomacy
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
Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Malign interference in Moldova ahead of presidential election and European referendum
Pro-Russian influence tactics exploit divisive issues to undermine Moldova’s October 2024 election and EU referendum
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
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
Analysis: Why Moldova is a make-or-break moment to combat Russian interference
Moldova upcoming presidential election and referendum on joining the EU is an urgent test for Russia's ability to interfere globally for its own geopolitical gain
by Mark Scott
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
Tue, Oct 8, 2024
Mysterious cross-border influence campaign sparks election controversy in Moldova
The campaign posed as Ukrainians and portrayed the Moldovan government as enforcing censorship
Fri, Oct 4, 2024
Georgian Dream promotes images of bombed Ukrainian cities as an electoral fearmongering tactic
Bombed Ukrainian cities displayed on street banners and promoted online across Georgia are an attempt to mobilize voters against Western support
Wed, Oct 2, 2024
The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election
The proliferation of deepfakes will be difficult to measure as Brazil prepares for municipal elections in October 2024
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
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
Mon, Sep 23, 2024
How the Venezuelan regime weaponized video and messaging apps to persecute dissidents
Maduro promotes app that encourages users to report critics of the regime amid widespread demands for election transparency
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
