For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

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.

May 27, 2026

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

Multiple Russian information operations are converging on Armenia in an apparent attempt to influence parliamentary elections on 7 June

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

November 14, 2025

Spoil the vote campaign spreads falsehoods during Irish election

Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety

October 31, 2025

Irish Presidential Election 2025: Renewed attacks on election integrity and repeated platform failures

Accountability and Speech Protection, Democratic Integrity

October 30, 2025

From Bucharest to Prague: The spread of the ‘Romanian Scenario’ conspiracy theory in Czechia’s elections

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

September 12, 2025

Czechia: Election Risk Assessment | FIMI Response Team Report

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

September 8, 2025

Friedrich Merz targeted by Russian campaigns for Support of Ukraine

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

Further Reading

January 9, 2025

Behind the Curtain: Unveiling Pro-Kremlin Ecosystems in Europe

The study explores connections between radical, conspiracy and pro-Kremlin communities on Telegram in France, Germany and Italy, analysing interaction

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

November 26, 2024

Hate speech and democratic challenges: Navigating Jordan’s 2024 elections

Jordan's 2024 elections exposed hate speech targeting women and Palestinian-Jordanians.

Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

November 26, 2024

Analysing Claims of Electoral Interference During the Irish Local and European Elections

False claims of election interference in Ireland’s June elections failed to gain traction, but November’s general election may be a new opportunity fo

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

November 15, 2024

A quantitative analysis of domestic extremist responses to the US elections 

ISD analyzed online extremist activity on election day, including the five days preceding and following.

Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism

November 9, 2024

Disconnected from reality: American voters grapple with AI and flawed OSINT strategies

An ISD analysis ahead of the US elections found users misidentified AI content in over 50% of cases in a research sample, often labeling real content

Democratic Integrity, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

November 4, 2024

Online discourse reflects fears of post-election violence

ISD analyzes current narratives fueling fears of civil unrest in the post-election period.

Democratic Integrity

November 2, 2024

Multiple X accounts claim to illegally vote as foreign nationals in the US election

BNN Bloomberg reported on our recent findings involving a network of X accounts claiming to vote in the US election as non-citizens.

Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity

November 1, 2024

The prospect of post-election conspiracy-motivated violence

This Dispatch examines rhetoric espoused by two notable examples whose promises of retributive violence have garnered them a large audience.

Democratic Integrity, Threat Analysis and Prevention, Threats to Public Figures

October 31, 2024

Social media platforms fall short on enforcing ads policies

This ISD Dispatch reviews social media ad policies and enforcement, examining recent political ad activity on major platforms.

Democratic Integrity, Tech Legislation and Regulation

October 30, 2024

Claims around foreign nationals illegally voting attempt to sow doubt on US election integrity

A network of X accounts are posting claims that they voted illegally as foreign nationals in the US election, along with pictures of marked ballots.

Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

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