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
April 1, 2024
Pro-CCP Spamouflage campaign experiments with new tactics targeting the US
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism
March 29, 2024
Pro-Kremlin responses to the Moscow terrorist attack in Russia, Germany and Italy
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism
March 19, 2024
“Don’t you want to go on vacation?”: Hawking ‘hijrah’ to the African affiliates of the Islamic State
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Islamist Extremism
February 23, 2024
Two Years On: An Analysis of Russian State and Pro-Kremlin Information Warfare in the Context of the Invasion of Ukraine
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
February 2, 2024
Suspect accused of beheading father may have been influenced by conspiracy theories
Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism
December 22, 2023
Conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric following Colorado ballot ruling on Trump
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism
December 19, 2023
“Spamouflage”, pro-CCP network, targets West with AI images on Israel-Hamas conflict and shifts to US elections
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Recommender Systems and Algorithms
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 22, 2023
Wellness influencers shift toward anti-climate conspiracies as pandemic subsides
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Public Health, Terrorism and Extremism
November 21, 2023
The Irish mis- and disinformation ecosystem has grown and evolved since the pandemic
Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism
