Storm-1516 focuses on the dissemination of false stories, often via fabricated and impersonation websites. These stories are initially spread by pro-Russian influencers, anonymous “news” accounts, and parody/fan accounts
Interfering from Exile – Ilan Shor’s Demonstrations in Moldova
Interfering from Exile Fugitive Oligarch Ilan Shor’s Coordination and Promotion of Demonstrations in Moldova Authors: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe Jakub Kubś, GLOBSEC Hannah Schimmele, Polisphere Ewan Casandjian, Alliance4Europe Joel Boehme, Alliance4Europe Thomas Smelter, Alliance4Europe. Contributors: Cu Sens Ziarul de Garda Executive…
Polish Election Country Report 2025
Read the full report here. Contributing Organisations: Alliance4Europe, Debunk.org, DFRLab, GLOBSEC, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Alliance for Securing Democracy, EU DisinfoLab, INFO OPS Poland Foundation, CEE Digital Democracy Watch, Demagog Association Poland, Political Accountability Foundation, University of Amsterdam, Democracy…
Lega Artis’ Rise to Prominence: Inadequate Mechanisms for Curbing Kremlin Propaganda in the Polish Infosphere
Authors: Kamila Koronska (UvA), Peter Benzoni (ASD), Shiva Shah (The Global Security Initiative), Zachary Horsington (The Global Security Initiative) This report is a result of an investigation conducted and concluded at an onsite election monitoring centre during the week commencing the 12th of May. Disclaimer: This report is the result of an…
X-ploitation: How X Became a Crossroads for Child Abuse and Influence Operations
Want to support our work to protect the European information space? Donate!Authors: Saman Nazari – Lead Researcher at Alliance4Europe, Counter Disinformation Network Coordinator. Claudia De Sessa – volunteer with Alliance4Europe – The information and views set out in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official…
Flagged and Ignored: Testing X’s Response to EU Sanction Violations
X failed to remove EU sanctioned Russian content when flagged, raising concerns over compliance with EU law and the DSA.
Foreign Information Manipulation in the 2025 German Federal Election
Authors & Consortium organisationsISD, Alliance4Europe, Debunk.org, GMF Alliance for Securing Democracy, DEN Institute, EU DisinfoLab. Project Contributors: Karolin Schwarz, CeMAS, Polisphere, 411 and Kemea Foreign and domestic actors exploited societal divides ahead of Germany’s 2025 federal election. Russian-aligned campaigns used…
The Masquerade Continues: Doppelgänger Interferes with Polish Elections
Authors: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Jakub Kubs, GLOBSEC. Wojciech Solak, Independent Researcher. Aleksandra Wojtowicz, Independent Researcher. Contributors: Lea Frühwirth, CeMAS. Or Yacobi, Alliance4Europe. Pavla Tarozikova, Alliance4Europe Executive Summary The long-standing Russian Doppelganger operation…
X Geofence Breaking– Sanctioned RT Promoting Polish Presidential Candidate
Author: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Note: the issue described below was addressed by X after we contacted their representatives. As the Polish Presidential Elections approach, the international Russian influence apparatus focuses more on the country. While many of these actors are sanctioned by the EU, it is up to the social media platforms to…
Illegal Doppelganger Operation: Targeting the Polish Elections
Do you like the work we are doing? With your help, we can continue defending European democracy! Donate!Authors: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Maria Voltsichina, Debunk.org. Pavlo Kryvenko, Debunk.org. Contributors: Aleksandra Wojtowicz, ISD. NASK Researcher. Introduction This report illustrates how the Russian influence operation…