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Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

Democratic societies face a barrage of influence operations from foreign state actors that threaten election integrity, national security and individual rights. ISD is a world leader in identifying, analysing, exposing and combating Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), identifying networks of pro-Kremlin, pro-Chinese and pro-Iranian influence that is manipulative in character and conducted in an intentional and coordinated manner. Actors of such activity can be state or non-state actors, including their proxies inside and outside of their own territory.  

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

April 23, 2026

Iran’s diplomats launch a meme war

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 15, 2026

How pro-Iran networks gained a billion views on war propaganda

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 2, 2026

Foreign actors and foreign influence: An exploratory analysis of international state actors targeting Ireland in 2025

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Data Access and Transparency, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

March 31, 2026

Irish unity, Palestine and Soleimani: Analysis of an Iranian information operation targeting Ireland

Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour, Data Access and Transparency, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

March 14, 2026

Iran floods global social media with AI content during ongoing conflict

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

March 9, 2026

ISD investigation exposes sophistication of Russian interference in EU and beyond

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

March 7, 2026

AI floods the Iran conflict narrative with misinformation and state influence

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

March 5, 2026

A “narrative war” unfolds online after US-Israel strikes on Iran

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

Further Reading

September 20, 2022

The ‘New World Order’

The 'New World Order' conspiracy theory claims a secretive elite aims to establish a global totalitarian government.

Antisemitism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

September 20, 2022

Accelerationism

Accelerationism is an ideology focussed on the need for societal collapse to preserve the white race.

Anti-Migrant, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

September 16, 2022

The Order of Nine Angles

A decentralised, Satanist, neo-Nazi organization that has spread and become increasingly influential among accelerationist neo-Nazi groups.

Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

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 7, 2022

The Reichsbürger Movement

The Reichsbürger movement is a German conspiracy movement similar to Sovereign Citizens.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

September 4, 2022

Internet and democracy: A ‘tenuous’ and ‘fraught’ relationship

Jared Holt features in CBS's Face the Nation, discussing the role of the Internet as an "accelerator and a multiplier" in spreading extremist content.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Tech Accountability and Safety, 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 25, 2022

Apologists of Russia’s war label Finland fascist following its bid to join NATO

As Finland seeks NATO membership, Moscow's supporters are associating the neutral country with fascism, claiming Russia is "denazifying" Ukraine.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

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 11, 2022

Conspiracies foster community as Trump supporters claim ‘false flag’

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to Insider about the conspiracy narratives emerging after the attempted attack at the FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

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