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.
September 3, 2026
Russian information operations attempt to polarize discourse ahead of German elections
Der Spiegel interviewed ISD's Pablo Maristany de las Casas on Russia's information campaigns targeting upcoming German elections.
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
Further Reading
October 27, 2025
Investigation | Talking points: When chatbots surface Russian state media
Emerging Technologies, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
August 4, 2025
False flag theories are spreading faster—and harming real victims
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism
July 31, 2025
ISD’s Julia Ebner discusses radicalization in the era of mainstreamed conspiracies
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism
July 11, 2025
ISD’s Moustafa Ayad speaks to NBC News about the spread of conspiracy theories during crises
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
July 10, 2025
Country Report: Assessment of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in the 2025 German Federal Election
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
July 7, 2025
The Trump administration and its supporters are deeply entangled with conspiracy theories
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence
