Sopo Gelava
Sopo Gelava is a research associate for the Caucasus with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. Prior to the DFRLab, she served as media literacy programs director at Media Development Foundation, leading Georgian think-tank countering disinformation and information operations. Sopo teaches fact-checking and verification courses at the University of Georgia (UG) and is leading the Investigative Media Lab at the university.
June 2026
Kremlin-aligned actors targeted Bulgarian vote with EU interference claims
Ahead of Bulgaria's elections, multilingual online information operations pushed claims of EU interference and censorship.
March 2026
Coordinated Bulgarian Facebook network amplifies fabricated for-profit political content
A coordinated Facebook network funnels users from groups to dailystandart, a monetized website publishing fabricated and misleading articles
February 2026
Inauthentic networks fuel Poland’s border vigilante movement
AI-generated content and inauthentic activity distort Poland's immigration debate
