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
Further Reading
October 29, 2024
How foreign countries are using disinformation to interfere with the US Presidential election
Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse
October 28, 2024
ISD’s Max Read speaks to NPR about acts of arson targeting ballot boxes in Washington and Oregon
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
October 10, 2024
The Irish Channel’s use of AI in election denial narratives
Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse
October 8, 2024
The Irish Channel: Investigating an Irish Misinformation Hub, Political Connections and AI Hallucinations
Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism
September 26, 2024
Jared Holt on the failed ‘Groyper War’ attempting to influence the Trump campaign through social media manipulation
Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism
September 26, 2024
Isabelle Frances-Wright and Ellen Jacobs join podcast to discuss platform preparedness for the upcoming US election
Democratic Integrity
September 23, 2024
A ‘Groyper War’ struggles to exert influence but paves the way for other bad actors
Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism
