REPORTS
This page serves as a central hub for accessing the latest reports from FIMI ISAC. These reports provide joint in-depth analysis and findings on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) across various contexts. Our goal is to inform stakeholders, policymakers and other CSOs, on the latest TTPS, threat actors, and mitigation strategies identified through our comprehensive monitoring and collaborative efforts.
This comprehensive report examines critical insights on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) during the 2025 Polish Presidential Elections. This in-depth assessment is a collaborative effort by FIMI-ISAC members, Alliance4Europe, and Debunk.org, developed through the FIMI-ISAC’s FIMI Defenders for Election Integrity (FDEI) project. It harnesses the collective expertise of 28 organisations and 90 practitioners, and draws on 20 incident alerts.
The report findings highlight a persistent, multifaceted information threat to Poland’s democratic process. While significant operations like Doppelganger and the Pravda network sowed division with anti-EU and anti-Ukrainian narratives, their overall impact was constrained by public resilience and civil society responses. Notably, cyber threats were effectively contained through proactive measures. However, the elections revealed ongoing challenges in policy enforcement and platform accountability for FIMI, underscoring persistent vulnerabilities in areas like ad transparency.
The report concludes with vital recommendations for strengthening democratic resilience, advocating for robust institutional frameworks, empowered civil society, and stricter platform accountability. Safeguarding our information environment requires a sustained, whole-of-society effort beyond electoral cycles.
Foreign and domestic actors exploited societal divides ahead of Germany’s 2025 federal election. Russian-aligned campaigns used AI, bots and media impersonation to spread disinformation, distort engagement and undermine democratic trust.
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, presents a threat to the fairness and integrity of these elections. This report assesses the risks posed by Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) to the integrity of the upcoming Polish Presidential Elections in May 2025. Drawing upon lessons learned from the 2023 parliamentary elections and current geopolitical tensions, this election risk assessment identifies key threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences. Proactive measures and continued vigilance are crucial to mitigate these risks and safeguard the democratic process.
Tackling these threats necessitates a comprehensive and coordinated effort involving authorities, electoral bodies, civil society organisations, media outlets, and digital platforms. By implementing effective mitigation and response strategies, Poland can work towards ensuring an inclusive, secure, and transparent electoral process. To maintain democratic resilience amidst the growing challenges posed by disinformation and FIMI, a combination of continuous monitoring, regularly updated risk assessments, and robust stakeholder engagement is paramount.
Project: This risk assessment report, ahead of the 2025 Polish Presidential Elections, was developed through the project FIMI Defenders for Election Integrity. This project consortium brings together FIMI ISAC members with the unparalleled expertise of 10 organisations to develop a multistakeholder FIMI framework for elections to effectively monitor, respond to and counter FIMI threats before and during elections, while at the same time strengthening FIMI defender communities and democratic institutions.
This report illustrates the FIMI-ISAC’s data-sharing approach to provide a more comprehensive view of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in elections, merging individual analysis into a broader perspective encompassing contributions from multiple members. The continued reappearance of well-known divisive narratives and repetitive tactics across various geopolitical contexts underscores the critical need for a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to safeguard democratic processes and information integrity against FIMI threats.