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.
July 7, 2026
Canada’s local elections face growing foreign interference risks
ISD-US' Managing Director for Transatlantic Policy and Programming David Salvo warns of foreign threats to Canadian elections in The Globe and Mail.
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
Further Reading
November 24, 2023
Footage from Jan 6: Fuel for bad actors or fact-checking opportunity?
Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism
November 23, 2023
Thousands of hours of recently released Jan 6 security footage being used to spread false narratives
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence
November 21, 2023
“Letter to America” reaches 719M impressions across social media platforms
Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism
November 17, 2023
Social media platforms breathe new life into the legacy of Osama bin Laden
Democratic Integrity, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism
November 15, 2023
AI in election campaigns: Argentinian presidential candidates give it a first run
Democratic Integrity, Recommender Systems and Algorithms
October 25, 2023
China, Russia and Iran are exploiting the Israel-Hamas conflict for their benefit
Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse
October 16, 2023
Far left, far right antisemitism likely to rise amid Israel-Hamas conflict
Antisemitism, Democratic Integrity, Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism
October 10, 2023
Social media platforms inundated with unverified claims about Israel and Gaza
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Gaming and Alternative Platforms
