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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

June 14, 2023

Canada’s wildfires, the latest climate topic to be “weaponised” under identity politics and cultural discourse

ISD’s Jennie King speaks to The Narwhal about climate misinformation surrounding Canada’s wildfires and its alignment with broader global trends.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

June 13, 2023

Jared Holt: large protests “likely” ahead of Trump’s arraignment, but no indication of Jan 6-level activity

ISD’S Jared Holt speaks to NPR, BBC, The Daily Beast, and USA Today about ISD online monitoring ahead of Trump’s arraignment.

Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

June 8, 2023

Jared Holt: Trump’s tactics have “lowered the guard” among Americans against violent messaging

ISD's Jared Holt tells the Washington Post that Donald Trump has sold himself to supporters as a vehicle for dissent against US political systems.

Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

May 29, 2023

How a local traffic plan in Oxford was weaponised to advance anti-climate narratives

ISD's Jennie King features in Rappler commenting on how protests and conspiracy theories in the English town of Oxford spread globally.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

May 28, 2023

Engage or enrage: Sasha Havlicek on addressing bipartisan distrust in “curated speech environments”

ISD's CEO, Sasha Havlicek, writes an op-ed for The Hill about mutual distrust towards tech platforms across the US political aisle.

Data Access and Transparency, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Tech Accountability and Safety

May 28, 2023

Disinfo narratives are redundant in Erdogan’s Turkey, “have more reach abroad”

Resident Senior Fellow Rashad Ali speaks to Tagesschau about Turkey’s recent elections, and the spread of disinformation narratives.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

May 27, 2023

Conspiracy theorists channeling confusion, anger toward meteorologists in Spain

ISD's Head of Climate Research and Policy, Jennie King, speaks to CNN about why conspiracists are increasingly targeting meteorologists.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

May 5, 2023

Seditious conspiracy charges against Proud Boys brings a “welcomed chilling effect”

ISD's Katherine Keneally speaks to USA Today about the conviction of the Proud Boys' Henry "Enrique" Tarrio for seditious conspiracy charges.

Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

May 1, 2023

Anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Democratic bid for president

ISD's Aoife Gallagher and Clara Martiny feature in Newsweek's profile on anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he challenges president Joe Biden.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health

April 12, 2023

Netherlands fights back and holds conspiracists accountable in the case Bodegraven

ISD's Ciaran O'Connor offers insights to WIRED on the case of a man recently jailed on sedition charges after orchestrating a QAnon-related charges.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

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