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…
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…
Banned, Yet Broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian State Media Influencing the Polish Elections
By Givi Gigitashvili, DFRLab, Martyna Hoffman, Political Accountability Foundation, Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe This report was written as part of a collaboration between the DFRLab, the Political Accountability Foundation, and Alliance4Europe. Read the same report on the website of the DFRLab here. Executive Summary Belarusian…
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…
Poland: Country Election Risk Assessment (2025)
The Polish Presidential Elections in May 2025 are a critical democratic event. However, the current geopolitical climate, coupled with the increasing sophistication of FIMI tactics, threatens these elections’ fairness and integrity.. This report assesses the risks posed by Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) to the integrity of…
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…
Storm-1516 and R-FBI: Russian Attempts to Interfere in the German Election
Authors: Julia Smirnova, CeMAS, Karolin Schwarz, Independent, Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. English language editors: Joel Haglund and Bia Bittencourt, Alliance4Europe. Read the German language version of this article on CeMAS website. 1. Introduction Research by CORRECTIV, Newsguard and Gnida Project documented how the Russian influence…
Sky’s the Limit – Russian Influence Operation Doppelgänger Expands to Bluesky
Summary – On January 17, more than 100 German language Doppelganger accounts become active on Bluesky, replying to posts by authentic users. During the same period, posts in English, Polish, French, and Turkish also appeared with the same pattern of behaviour. – The influence operation focused on narratives discrediting Ukraine and…
Chinese State Media Violating Meta Ad Policy in Europe
Author: Saman Nazari, Lead Researcher, Alliance4Europe. This flash report was created as part of the IDA project led by Alliance4Europe and supported by the Counter Disinformation Network. Funding details are provided at the bottom of the article. In this report, we will show how two Chinese state-controlled media outlets have used Meta to…