Fool Me Once: Russian Influence Operation Doppelganger Continues on X and Facebook

Fool Me Once: Russian Influence Operation Doppelganger Continues on X and Facebook

A Counter Disinformation Network Report(PDF) EditorsLea Frühwirth, CeMAS (Center for Monitoring, Analysis & Strategy)Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe Authors Charles Terroille, Science FeedbackMax Lesser, FDD (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)Ivana Stradner, FDD (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)Claudia de Sessa, Alliance4EuropeLorenzo...

From Africa with a Russian Agenda: Facebook Pages Attacking French Elections

From Africa with a Russian Agenda: Facebook Pages Attacking French Elections

Author: Saman Nazaari, Alliance4Europe. This report builds on the previous work of: Kristina Gildejeva, Independent. Rikard Friberg von Sydow, Södertörn University. Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Note: this flash report contains unarchived links. We have found no reliable way to achieve Facebook links. After Meta was contacted for comment the day...

Unlabelled Political Ads from Burkina Faso Targeting French Voters

Authors: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Rikard Friberg von Sydow, Södertörn University This Flash report was made possible through a collaboration facilitated by the Counter Disinformation Network. What is the ISAC? The CDN  is an initiative to create a collaboration between European organisations and independent researchers to monitor attacks...

Unmasking Political Ads from Mali Targeting French Muslim Voters

Authors: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. This Flash report was made possible through a collaboration facilitated by the Counter Disinformation Network (CDN). What is the ISAC? The CDN is an initiative to create a collaboration between European organisations and independent researchers to monitor attacks against the EU elections. Participants range...

Anti-Ukraine Political ads targeting France

Authors: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. William Early, Alliance4Europe. This Flash report was made possible through a collaboration facilitated by the Counter Disinformation Network (CDN). What is the EU Elections Network? The CDN is an initiative to create a collaboration between European organisations and independent researchers to monitor...

Fake doves of peace in the European Parliament?

Voters' decision-making processes are dependent on emotions. One of the techniques in Russia’s Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) efforts is to influence the emotional state of the voters. One of the techniques used is intimidation, which in recent months has been prominent in Russia's FIMI activities.  The Kremlin's...

Collaborative Defense: Tackling Disinformation against the EU Elections

Collaborative Defense: Tackling Disinformation against the EU Elections

What is the Counter Disinformation Network? The Counter Disinformation Network started as an initiative to create a collaboration between European organisations and independent researchers to monitor attacks against the EU elections. Participants range from civil society organisations, universities, think tanks, journalists, independent...

Salvini and Lega’s electoral campaign uses non-watermarked AI images

Author: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe, Claudia De Sessa, Alliance4Europe (Updated - 19/07/2024) This Flash report was made possible through a collaboration facilitated by the Counter Disinformation Network. Case Between 22 May and 9 June 2024, Matteo Salvini (MEP candidate, head of the Italian “Lega” party and Italian Minister for Transport and...

Sanctioned Russian Media Entities and Individuals Accessible on TikTok

Authors: Rikard Friberg von Sydow, Södertörn University Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe.  Contributor: Science Feedback This Flash report was made possible through a collaboration facilitated by the Counter Disinformation Network.       Case As a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine which started in 2014 and reached full-scale...

EU Elections Network

EU Elections Network

Alliance4Europe (A4E), together with 29 partner organisations, has set up an EU Election Network to protect the June European Parliament (EP) elections from domestic and foreign disinformation threats and to work in collaboration with like-minded initiatives. The Network is working on coordinating common responses and recommendations and...