Media Articles

September 24, 2026

September 24, 2026
How the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation spreads division and despair
The Guardian on the UK’s new National Centre for Information Defence: A4E’s head of research Ned Mendez called chasing single fake posts a “losers’ game” and welcomed the centre’s focus on disinformation networks as “a step in the right direction.”

euronews
Thousands of suspicious accounts followed Swedish political voices, researchers say
Euronews on Sweden’s election: A4E, with Trollrensics and SVT, exposed 8,500+ coordinated X accounts inflating the reach of Swedish political voices.
September 18, 2026

EURACTIV
EU’s push to shield democracy from online risks hard to spot
Euractiv on the EU’s Democracy Shield a year on: A4E’s lead researcher Saman Nazari warns the European Centre for Democratic Resilience has potential but risks becoming just another “talking shop.”
September 16, 2026

SVT
Thousands of troll accounts from Africa take aim at Sweden ahead of the election
A report by Alliance4Europe and Trollrensics, published a day before the Swedish elections, identifying 8,505 Benin-based accounts targeting the Swedish information space on X.
September 12, 2026

Expressen
September 12, 2026
African troll accounts set their sights on Sweden
An analysis by Trollrensics and Alliance4Europe revealing thousands of fake accounts run from Nigeria, Benin, Ivory Coast and Ghana that impersonate Swedish users on X and follow real accounts across the political spectrum.
September 12, 2026

POLITICO
August 14, 2026
Your social feed is the EU’s new battleground
An overview of the European Union’s intensifying campaign against online disinformation and foreign digital interference.
August 14, 2026

The Guardian
August 7, 2026
Russia-linked accounts spread far-right narrative online during Ceuta migration crisis, analysis finds
An analysis revealing how Kremlin-aligned social media networks, including channels tied to the Pravda network and Russian intelligence, amplified far-right narratives during the border crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
August 7, 2026

Frankfurter Rundschau
July 7, 2026
Europe’s democracy needs more than austerity
A call to action for Germany to dedicate billions in long-term funding toward democratic resilience. Safeguarding democratic institutions, free media, and civil society is a fundamental pillar of national security, just as vital as defense spending.
July 7, 2026

