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

April 13, 2023

In contrast to the US and the EU, Latin American politicians are fully embracing TikTok

ISD's Head of Elections and Digital Integrity, Jiore Craig, spoke to TIME about the disconnect being seen across countries regarding TikTok.

Democratic Integrity, Emerging Technologies, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 4, 2023

UK-registered media company likely ‘information laundering’ for Russia

ISD's Moustafa Ayad teamed up with the BBC to look into a UK-registered media company that appears to be spreading Russian-state media propaganda.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

March 28, 2023

Climate sceptics direct anger, death threats at professor who created the 15-minute city concept

ISD's Jennie King was interviewed by the New York Times on the narratives fuelling so-called 'climate lockdowns'.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

March 2, 2023

Conspiratorial opposition to 15-minute cities in UK draws on anti-government “architecture”

ISD's Milo Comerford features in Bloomberg discussing how local opposition to '15-minute' cities in Oxford has been weaponised internationally.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

February 27, 2023

Conspiracy on 15-minute cities may have worrying, long-term impacts on climate action

ISD's Jennie King spoke to CNN about the origin of the 15-minute city conspiracy and why it's causing such an uproar on social media.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Threat Analysis and Prevention

February 24, 2023

News sources may be influencing perception of climate activism among public

ISD’s recent Dispatch on alt- and mainstream media climate activism headlines is covered extensively by Euronews Green.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

February 12, 2023

Andrew Tate-style misogyny falls through the cracks of current UK counterextremism policy

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to The Guardian about how Andrew Tate-style misogyny is "falling through the cracks" of current UK counter-extremism policy.

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

February 9, 2023

Hunter Biden laptop controversy exposes greater issues on transparency and disinformation

ISD's Anthony DeAngelo comments on the greater issue behind the Hunter Biden laptop conspiracy.

Data Access and Transparency, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

February 9, 2023

Kevin D. Reyes on ISD’s work in tracking Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker’s conspiratorial footprint

ISD's Kevin D. Reyes features in NHK's coverage on US political violence speaking on ISD's mobilization in tracking Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 6, 2023

GOP ‘Twitter Files’ hearing: Republicans gear up to attack content moderation decisions

ISD's Anthony DeAngelo speaks to The Hill about the GOP beginning their probe in the so-called 'Twitter Files.'

Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety

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