Influence Operation

Pre-emptive Official Labeling of Forensic Audit Findings as “Misinformation” Before Independent Verification – Cyber Ninjas, Speckin Forensic Report, Pulitzer PKAD Report (AZ)

Arizona, Established Fact, Influence Operation, Information Control, United States /

Established Fact [Established Fact – As to pre-emptive labeling without independent evidence review] The Arizona source record documents that official state actors and media outlets characterized election integrity analyses – including findings from the Cyber Ninjas forensic audit, the Speckin forensic handwriting and ballot analysis, and the Pulitzer PKAD cybersecurity report – as “misinformation” or […]

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Media Amplification of WEC “Clean Election” Narrative (WI)

Established Fact, Influence Operation, Information Control, United States, Wisconsin /

Established Fact [Established Fact – Gableman findings issued and media characterization documented] When Wisconsin Special Counsel Michael Gableman released findings indicating that the Wisconsin Legislature retained plenary authority under Article II to decertify the election, and that common law fraud vitiates election results, major media outlets characterized the findings as partisan and without legal merit.

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WEC Agency Memos Functioning as Press Releases to Preempt Legislative Review (WI)

Established Fact, Influence Operation, Information Control, United States, Wisconsin /

Established Fact The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) utilized public memoranda – issued in March and August 2020 – to unilaterally authorize absentee ballot drop boxes statewide, bypassing the legislature and the formal administrative rulemaking process required under Wis. Stat. §227.40. By broadcasting these memoranda publicly and to media outlets, WEC created a false public consensus

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Congressional Deliberation Suppressed by Media Characterization of Pennsylvania Legislative Dispute as “Baseless” Despite Formal Resolution (PA)

Influence Operation, Information Control, Pennsylvania, Reasonable Inference, United States /

Reasonable Inference [Reasonable Inference – Impact on congressional deliberation] The Pennsylvania State Legislature filed a formal resolution explicitly urging the U.S. Congress to declare Pennsylvania’s presidential electors “in dispute,” citing the executive branch’s unlawful infringement of the General Assembly’s constitutional authority. This was an official legislative act – yet major media organizations characterized the legislative

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Media Characterization of Pennsylvania Legislative Dispute as “Baseless” Despite Formal Resolution (PA)

Established Fact, Influence Operation, Information Control, Pennsylvania, United States /

Established Fact [Established Fact – Legislative resolution issued and media characterization documented] The Pennsylvania State Legislature filed a formal resolution explicitly urging the U.S. Congress to declare Pennsylvania’s presidential electors “in dispute,” citing the executive branch’s unlawful infringement of the General Assembly’s constitutional authority. This was an official legislative act – yet major media organizations

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DHS February 2022 Terrorism Advisory – Chilling of Election Integrity Speech (US)

Influence Operation, Information Control, Reasonable Inference, United States /

Reasonable Inference [Reasonable Inference – Chilling effect on investigative journalism and litigation] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin on February 7, 2022, explicitly classifying “false or misleading narratives regarding unsubstantiated widespread election fraud” as a “terrorism threat driver.” This bulletin was issued in the post-election period while litigation and

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DHS February 2022 Terrorism Advisory (US)

Established Fact, Influence Operation, Information Control, United States /

Established Fact [Established Fact – Bulletin issued and content documented] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin on February 7, 2022, explicitly classifying “false or misleading narratives regarding unsubstantiated widespread election fraud” as a “terrorism threat driver.” This bulletin was issued in the post-election period while litigation and investigation into

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Fabrication of Forensic Audit Via Official Press Release – Raffensperger November 17, 2020 (GA)

Established Fact, Georgia, Influence Operation, Information Control, United States /

Disputed Fact On November 17, 2020, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a press release announcing the successful completion of a voting machine audit using “forensic techniques” that “found no sign of foul play.” This press release was disseminated by major media outlets as confirmation of Georgia’s election security and was used to shape the

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Government-Sponsored Disinformation

Advisories, Censorship Policy, Center for Internet Security, Findings, Government, Influence Operation, Information Control, Legislature, Misinformation/Disinformation Policy, News /

Congressional Report Exposed by Weaponization of Government Subcommittee Government-Sponsored Disinformation On November 6, 2023, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report examining collaboration between federal agencies and non-government entities to monitor and moderate online speech related to elections. The report raised concerns

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Tracing Venezuelan Influence in Electoral Systems

Bizta, Campaign Finance, Cartel, Dominion, Electronic Voting System Integrity, Featured, Financial Influence, Findings, Foreign Election Records, Foreign Influence Operations, Foreign Interference, Foreign Remote Access, Government, Influence Operation, Information Control, Law Enforcement, Lawsuit, News, OSINT, Sequoia, Smartmatic, Software Softer, Supply Chain, Venezuela, Victories, Whistleblower /

The integrity of democratic processes globally is currently under siege by a sophisticated nexus of unregistered foreign lobbying and state-sponsored influence operations. The strategic gravity of this threat is exemplified by the recent conviction of former U.S. Congressman David Rivera for acting as an unregistered agent for the Venezuelan state. This case is not an

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