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Democratic Integrity

ISD works to detect threats to democracy and democratic institutions around the world. Recent work includes safeguarding election integrity in the United States, the UK, Germany, Canada, France, Kenya, Australia, Ireland and Poland. Our work informs capacity-building efforts for civil society, briefings for national, state and local authorities, and expert testimony for federal committees on threats to democratic processes.

September 23, 2026

Voters increasingly rely on AI for election questions, raising concerns about information accuracy

The Hill and Factchequeado highlighted ISD's report on AI chatbot responses to election questions.

Democratic Integrity

September 4, 2026

NBC, NYT, POLITICO and more feature ISD’s report on AI chatbot responses to election questions

Democratic Integrity

September 3, 2026

Russian information operations attempt to polarize discourse ahead of German elections

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

August 3, 2026

Russian information operations threatens upcoming German elections

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

July 7, 2026

Canada’s local elections face growing foreign interference risks

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

May 27, 2026

All operations on Armenia: Russia’s influence machine targets the vote

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 12, 2026

No time to lose: Liberal democracies can win the cognitive and hybrid war against authoritarians

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

January 13, 2026

Mysterious news source floods Facebook with ads in wake of California redistricting battle

Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety

November 28, 2025

Assessment of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference in the 2025 Czech Parliamentary Election

Democratic Integrity

Further Reading

September 23, 2022

Fringe online communities in France adopt US voter fraud narratives

ISD's Cécile Simmons writes for Le Monde about US-adopted voter fraud narratives circulating across social media during the 2022 French election.

Democratic Integrity

September 22, 2022

ISD’s report on pro-Kremlin Twitter users shared by major Italian newspapers ahead of elections

ISD's investigation into 500 pro-Kremlin Twitter accounts ahead of the Italian elections was shared in major Italian newspapers.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

September 14, 2022

The ‘Big Lie’, an umbrella narrative for modern-day election disinformation

ISD’s Jiore Craig, features in this article for Grid News commenting on the evolution of election misinformation in modern political campaigns.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

September 8, 2022

Jared Holt: Trump is openly promoting QAnon theories and supporters on Truth Social

In The Daily Beast, ISD's Jared Holt argues it's a mistake to give Donald Trump plausible deniability for promoting QAnon on Truth Social.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

September 4, 2022

ABC News host asks White House adviser about ISD’s findings following Biden’s speech on the ‘MAGA’ threat

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz asked Keisha Lance Bottoms about ISD’s findings after Biden’s primetime speech on “MAGA” threats to democracy.

Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

September 4, 2022

Trump’s influence limited to a “closed feedback loop”

ISD Senior Analyst Jared Holt speaks with French news agency AFP about Trump's limited reach in pushing conspiracies nowadays.

Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

August 16, 2022

La campagne de l’intimidation : étude de cas des violences numériques envers les candidats aux élections de 2022

Ce rapport couvre le harcèlement et les attaques contre les candidats aux élections françaises de 2022.

Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health, Terrorism and Extremism

August 4, 2022

Op-Ed: TikTok, the new arena for election disinformation

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor wrote an op-ed on the different ways TikTok is being weaponised during election periods in countries all around the world. 

Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety

July 25, 2022

QAnon boom fades as the U.S. inches closer to primary elections

Jared Holt spoke to NYT about how supporting QAnon in the US doesn't necessarily equate to a successful campaign ahead of the 2022 primary election.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

June 30, 2022

Son of ‘brutal dictator’ elected president of the Philippines with the assistance of TikTok

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor spoke to the Washington Post about the role of TikTok in the election campaign of Bongbong Marcos in the Philippines.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

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