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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

August 25, 2023

How COVID-19 denialism morphed into climate delayism and more

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to El Mundo about how COVID-19 conspiracists have built out into the world of climate conspiracy and misinformation.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health

August 20, 2023

Jennie King: Climate change policy in the UK is feeding into “cultural confrontation and identity politics”

ISD’s Jennie King told Euronews how the climate crisis has been weaponised and is now central to culture wars in the UK.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

August 18, 2023

Jared Holt on new images of Trump’s lawyer following Alex Jones around on January 6

ISD’s Jared Holt comments on new CNN evidence placing Trump’s lawyer Kenneth Chesebro at the attempted insurrection on January 6, 2021.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

August 11, 2023

Jared Holt: “‘I’m just joking’ is a lazy defense for creating harmful content”

Jared Holt spoke to Rolling Stone about homesteading content creator Wranglerstar's use of more extreme content, pushing back on humour as an excuse.

Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

July 31, 2023

Julia Ebner: Is it too late to stop democracies from being taken over by conspiratorial thinking?

ISD Senior Resident Research Fellow Julia Ebner wrote an op-ed for The Guardian about how conspiracy thinking has seeped into the mainstream.

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

July 21, 2023

‘Sustainability’ festival cancelled after activists expose it as a conspiracy theorist event

ISD’s Ciarán O’Connor spoke to VICE about the ‘Think Local Festival’ that was cancelled after organisers were exposed as being conspiracy theorists.

Antisemitism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

July 18, 2023

UAE’s Presidency of COP28: A commitment to renewable energies or an opportunity for greenwashing?

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to CNN about the implications of UAE hosting COP28.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Terrorism and Extremism

July 11, 2023

Jennie King: Climate denial content removal policies are unenforceable, demonetisation is the solution

ISD’s Head of Climate Research, Jennie King, featured in Deutsche Welle talking about what makes climate mis- and disinformation thrive.

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

June 30, 2023

TikTok fails to enforce content removal of climate change-denial videos, BBC investigation finds

ISD's Jennie King speaks with the BBC on their recent investigation on TikTok's content removal policy relating to videos climate misinformation.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

June 29, 2023

Four trends explaining the spread of antisemitism from fringe internet corners to the “political middle”

ISD’s Julia Ebner writes an op-ed for the JC about what she observed during her undercover investigation among online extremist and conspiracy groups.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

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