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French far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) candidate in Marseille's mayoral election Sebastien Delogu speaks during a campaign meeting, in Marseille, south of France, March 7, 2026. (Philippe Magoni/AP)
May 27, 2026, 9:58 am
France probes alleged local election interference by Israeli company
Paris prosecutors investigating after several far-left candidates claim they were targeted by disinformation campaigns; authorities stress no indication Israeli government involved
By AFP and ToI Staff
A local resident collects the ballot papers upon arrival at a polling station to cast their ballot during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Marseille, southern France, on March 15, 2026. (Elodie CLEMENT / AFP)
May 13, 2026, 8:00 pm
France probing if shadowy Israeli firm BlackCore meddled in municipal elections: sources
Intelligence agencies said looking at campaign to smear three candidates for hard-left Unbowed party with deceptive websites and social media accounts alleging criminal behavior
By Gabriel Stargardter and Raphael Satter
Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob addresses the supporters of Gibanje Svoboda (The Freedom Movement) after the General Elections results are released in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on March 22, 2026. (Jure Makovec / AFP)
March 23, 2026, 6:15 am
Slovenian PM beats pro-Israel rival, despite alleged election interference by Israeli firm
Robert Golob, who accuses Jewish state of ‘genocide,’ clinches win over Trump admirer Janez Jansa; Israel’s Black Cube claimed to be behind video suggesting government corruption
By Bojan KAVCIC
Illustrative: People look at electronic devices while relaxing in Tel Aviv on June 4, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 18, 2025, 8:22 am
AI tools supercharge foreign influence campaigns targeting Israelis on social media
Mimicking popular Facebook groups, a shadowy network used AI-generated content to target voters — revealing the country’s growing vulnerability to digital manipulation
By Stav Levaton
US voters work on their ballots at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (AP/Chris Pizzello)
December 31, 2024, 9:04 pm
US slaps sanctions on groups in Iran, Russia for election interference
Treasury targets group subordinate to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, saying it ‘sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns’
By AFP
Mikheil Kavelashvili reacts after being elected as Georgian's new president at the parliament in Tbilisi on December 14, 2024. (Vano Shlamov/AFP)
December 14, 2024, 7:15 pm
Georgia lawmakers elect hardline critic of West as new president
Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili leads pro-Russian splinter group, concerning protesters who have warned against attempt to ‘bring Georgia back to its Soviet roots’
By felix light
US voters fill out their ballots at the Stamford Government Center on the first day of early voting on October 21, 2024 in Stamford, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
October 22, 2024, 8:35 pm
US intelligence says Iran, Russia and China hope to stoke post-election violence
While foreign actors unlikely to alter results of Nov. 5 vote, officials warn they remain intent on fanning divisive narratives to undermine confidence in democratic process
By Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Ed Fry Arena in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 2024. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
September 25, 2024, 10:18 am
Trump’s campaign says US intelligence warned of Iranian threats to his life
‘Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again,’ says US presidential candidate, following two assassination attempts and Iranian cyberattacks
By Agencies
Illustrative: An Iranian flag made from binary code. (Sergio Lacueva/iStock Photo by Getty Images)
August 12, 2024, 10:31 pm
US threatens to hold Iran accountable for election interference after Trump hacking
Washington says Tehran has been working for years to influence US democracy, but does not confirm Islamic Republic behind recent hacking of Trump documents
By AFP
This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. (AP/Richard Drew)
June 3, 2023, 5:59 am
How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
Concerns abound on how language models can be used to manipulate, persuade and engage in one-on-one interactions with voters to influence their behavior
By Archon Fung and Lawrence Lessig
Andrii Derkach (Petro Zhuravel/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA-4.0)
December 7, 2022, 10:38 pm
US charges alleged Russian spy with fraud, money laundering
Justice Department says it doesn’t know whereabouts of ‘Kremlin asset’ Andrii Derkach, a Ukrainian politician who worked with Giuliani to dig up dirt on Biden
By AFP
Election staff, at left, count ballots behind ballot boxes in central Tirana, Albania, June 26, 2017. A US administration source alleged in September 2022 that Russia meddled in the election. (Hektor Pustina/AP)
September 14, 2022, 10:24 am
US says Russia has sent $300 million to meddle in elections in dozens of countries
Senior administration official assesses that the amount, spent since 2014, is just ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ more went undetected
By Shaun Tandon
Seyyed Kazeemi and Sajjad Kashian. (US Treasury Department)
November 18, 2021, 9:32 pm
2 Iranians charged with threatening US voters in 2020 election; 4 others blacklisted
US officials say goal of operation wasn’t to change outcome but to sow confusion, create perception results couldn’t be trusted, though Treasury says it foiled effort
By AP and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Workers scan ballots as the Fulton County presidential recount gets under way, November 25, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
March 16, 2021, 11:14 pm
US: Iran and Russia targeted 2020 elections, but didn’t compromise result
Government departments say hackers ‘materially impacted’ security of networks, though no evidence found that they manipulated the outcome
By AFP
This Tuesday, April 28, 2020 file photo shows Jerome Fedor, left, voting using social distancing at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, in Cleveland, Ohio (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
August 8, 2020, 2:36 am
US intel: Russia acting against Biden, while China and Iran seek to hurt Trump
Counterintelligence chief also says officials do not believe anyone could manipulate voting results in meaningful way
By Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann
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