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
Further Reading
April 2, 2023
A new take at an old conspiracy: “In this iteration, ‘they’ are going to make you eat bugs”
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Threat Analysis and Prevention
March 2, 2023
Conspiratorial opposition to 15-minute cities in UK draws on anti-government “architecture”
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence
February 27, 2023
Conspiracy on 15-minute cities may have worrying, long-term impacts on climate action
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Threat Analysis and Prevention
February 23, 2023
‘Smash-and-grab’ Russian-origin accounts flood Meta platforms with Ukraine war disinformation
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety
February 23, 2023
Tim Squirrell: Meta’s conclusions on pro-Kremlin online campaigns “difficult” to assess
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety
February 10, 2023
Inside the Digital Labyrinth: Right-Wing Extremist Strategies of Decentralisation on the Internet & Possible Countermeasures
Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Terrorism and Extremism
