🚨 The latest FIMI-ISAC Country Report is now available: https://lnkd.in/dtPUD4Wv 🔎 This in-depth analysis explores foreign and domestic #disinformation campaigns that targeted Germany’s 2025 federal elections. Key insights include: major threat actors, use of AI-generated content and impersonation tactics, narratives exploiting migration, the Ukraine conflict, and economic instability. 👉 It's definitely worth reading and sharing!
🔍 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗙𝗜𝗠𝗜) 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🛰️ FIMI ISAC consortium members released the assessment of foreign interference targeting the Bundestagswahl 2025. The report exposes 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 — including Operation Overload, Storm-1516, and Doppelgänger — leveraging AI-generated content, bot networks, and media impersonation to distort democratic debate on topics such as migration, national security, Ukraine, and economic instability. ⚠️ It also highlights 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, where political actors like the AfD adopted similar tactics, blurring the lines between political messaging and disinformation. Despite EU sanctions, RT DE continues to wield influence through mirror sites and fringe platforms. 🔗 This analysis is part of ongoing efforts by the FIMI ISAC Response Team to bolster institutional, regulatory, and societal resilience across European democracies. 👏 What else our team has found out, you can read at the link in the comments. Special thanks to ISD (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), Alliance4Europe, Debunk.org, German Marshall Fund of the United States - Alliance for Securing Democracy, DEN Institute, and all other FIMI ISAC consortium members for their critical contributions. #FIMI #FIMIISAC #Bundestagswahl2025 #GermanElections #Disinformation #Resilience #EuropäischeWahlen