Tag #Foreign Interference

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Romania Annuls Presidential Election After TikTok Campaign Manipulation

In Romania, an unknown pro-Russian presidential candidate, Călin Georgescu, unexpectedly won the first round of the election through a successful TikTok campaign. However, investigations revealed manipulation, leading the Supreme Court to annul the results due to suspected Russian interference and t...

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US Attorney General Disbands FBI Units Investigating Russian Interference

On February 5th, 2024, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi dissolved the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force and the Kleptocapture Task Force, citing resource allocation and concerns about prosecutorial overreach; these units investigated Russian election interference and sanctioned Russian oligarchs res...

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German Voters Fear Foreign Election Interference

A Bitkom poll of over 1,000 German voters reveals that 88% fear foreign election interference, primarily from Russia (45%), the US (42%), and China (26%), with 71% calling for a new independent ministry to address online misinformation.

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Labour Drops Plan to Ban Foreign Political Donations After Lord Alli Intervention

Labour dropped a plan to ban foreign political donations, reportedly after intervention from Lord Waheed Alli, the party's fundraising chief, preventing a potential ban on billionaire Elon Musk's donations to Reform UK, despite Labour receiving £4 million from a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund.

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Hamburg Warns of Foreign Election Interference via Deepfakes and Disinformation

Hamburg's Verfassungsschutz warns of foreign interference in the upcoming federal and state elections using deepfakes, disinformation, and other methods to undermine democratic processes and public trust, emphasizing the threat posed by Russian cyber groups APT 28 and Ghostwriter.

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Sweden Investigates Murder of Anti-Islam Activist Amid Crime Surge

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson voiced concerns about a foreign power's possible involvement in the murder of Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, a known anti-Islam activist, amid a surge in violent crime across Sweden.

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China-Linked Disinformation Campaign Targets Canadian Liberal Leadership Candidate

Canada's Rapid Response Mechanism uncovered a coordinated online disinformation campaign, possibly originating from China, targeting Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland on WeChat between January 29 and February 3, garnering over 140,000 interactions and reaching an estimated two to three ...

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German Voters Fear Foreign Meddling in Bundestag Election

A Bitkom poll (Feb 6, 2025) shows 88% of German voters believe foreign actors, primarily Russia (45%), the US (42%), and China (26%), are manipulating the upcoming February 23rd Bundestag election via social media, raising concerns about disinformation and the effectiveness of countermeasures.

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Alleged Russian Car Sabotage in Germany Ahead of Elections

German authorities are investigating a series of car sabotages, allegedly orchestrated by Russia using expanding foam in exhaust pipes, as a potential attempt to influence the upcoming Bundestag elections; four suspects, with diverse nationalities, are under scrutiny for 123 instances of vandalism.

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Russian Disinformation Campaign Threatens German Election

Russia's Doppelgänger disinformation campaign, active in Germany since 2022, uses over 50,000 fake social media accounts to spread pro-Russia narratives, clone news websites, and amplify societal divisions ahead of Germany's upcoming election, posing a serious threat to democratic processes.

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Chinese Influence Operation Calls for Spanish Government Overthrow

A Chinese influence operation, 'Spamouflage', impersonated a Spanish NGO on social media to incite the overthrow of Spain's government after deadly floods, marking an escalation in online influence campaigns targeting Western countries.

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Hogue Report Finds No Evidence of 'Traitors' in Parliament, Highlights Systemic Foreign Interference

Justice Marie-Josée Hogue's report on foreign interference in Canadian politics found no evidence of parliamentarians actively conspiring with foreign states but highlighted concerning instances of foreign influence, including misinformation, disinformation, and long-term cultivation of Canadian pol...

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