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Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour

Coordinated inauthentic behaviour is when a set of online entities—individual accounts, groups or pages—operate together towards a shared goal or purpose, which can, but do not have to be, managed by the same actors. ISD’s past work has identified how this behaviour can influence public perception as well as platform algorithms.

April 2, 2026

Foreign actors and foreign influence: An exploratory analysis of international state actors targeting Ireland in 2025

As Ireland assumes Presidency of the Council of the European Union in July, attention has turned to risks from hostile actors and info campaigns.

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Data Access and Transparency, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

March 31, 2026

Irish unity, Palestine and Soleimani: Analysis of an Iranian information operation targeting Ireland

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Data Access and Transparency, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

June 13, 2024

Russian influence operation Doppelganger linked to fringe advertising company

Commercial Disinformation and Scams, Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

April 29, 2024

Identifying Sock-Puppets on Wikipedia: A Semantic Clustering Approach

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Resources

January 19, 2022

Conspiracy Clickbait: This One Weird Trick Will Undermine Democracy

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

January 19, 2022

Conspiracy Clickbait: Farming Facebook

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

October 28, 2020

Hoodwinked: Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour on Facebook

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Tech Accountability and Safety

August 4, 2020

Reply All: Inauthenticity and Coordinated Replying in Pro-Chinese Communist Party Twitter Networks

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

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