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Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 31, 2026, 3:18 pm
Spanish PM accuses Israel, Russia of spreading disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis
Pedro Sanchez claims EU research indicates nations encouraged breach of 70,000 migrants from Morocco into Spanish enclave; Israel slams Spanish leader for ‘brazen lie’
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Moldovan President Maia Sandu casts her ballot in the parliamentary election in Chisinau on September 28, 2025. (Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
September 29, 2025, 4:31 am
Moldova’s pro-EU government nears majority in vote beset by Russian meddling claims
Ruling PAS party has more than 48% with nearly all votes counted after election in which government said voting infrastructure had come under cyberattack
By Agencies
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
A voter casts the first of six ballots in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, after the polls open on November 5, 2024 (John Tully/Getty Images via AFP)
November 5, 2024, 10:37 am
Russia seen behind false reports of planned US election fraud in swing states
Authorities also expect Iran-linked operations to try to stoke violence by spreading disinformation; watchdog says false or misleading claims by Elon Musk got 2 billion views on X
By AFP, Reuters and ToI Staff
The Department of Justice seal at the Department of Justice in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
September 6, 2024, 2:43 am
US: Russia sought to exploit judicial overhaul to divide Jews, influence ’24 election
Justice Department affidavit reveals disinformation plot to twist opinions of those invested in Jewish state in order ‘to rip Israel out of the general Western anti-Russian agenda’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: An Iranian flag made from binary code. (Sergio Lacueva/iStock Photo by Getty Images)
August 9, 2024, 8:56 am
Iranian hackers ramping up online activity to influence US election, Microsoft says
Islamic republic reportedly using fake news, phishing accounts to sway November vote; online accounts highlight wedge issues including LGBT rights, Israel-Hamas war
By ALI SWENSON
Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, center, leaves the courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
February 22, 2024, 6:37 pm
Israeli-US ex-FBI informant accused of making up claims behind Biden impeachment bid
Alexander Smirnov, who lived in Israel for a decade and was said to be in contact with Russian spies, alleges the US president accepted a $5 million bribe from a Ukrainian firm
By AP and ToI Staff
A woman walks along a building whose facade is covered with Stars of David painted during the night, in the Alesia district of Paris, on October 31, 2023. (Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP)
December 2, 2023, 1:13 am
As antisemitism spikes across Europe, more fingers are pointing at Russia
As the Israel-Hamas war rages, sources claim Russians stoking an already tense situation – a strategy used by the country’s security services against the West since the Cold War
By David I. Klein
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony in Moscow on June 12, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov / Sputnik / AFP)
June 13, 2023, 7:26 pm
France says it uncovered major Russian disinformation effort; Israel said targeted
Russian entities set up counterfeit news sites disguised as popular outlets to publish content critical of pro-Ukraine stances
By AFP and ToI Staff
An abandoned Russian tank at a gas station on the outskirts of Izyum, in the Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine on September 16, 2022, after Ukrainian forces recaptured the eastern city from the Russians. (Juan Barreto/AFP)
October 6, 2022, 11:17 pm
Russian elite voice rare anger at military amid battlefield losses in Ukraine
Former general urges defense chiefs to ‘stop lying,’ while Internet star suggests some army officers should be executed for failures
By AFP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the US Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces at the US Capitol, on March 16, 2022, in Washington, DC. (J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images/AFP)
April 3, 2022, 3:35 pm
Ukraine has upper hand in information war, but Russia eyes a long game
Kyiv’s messaging and communications resonate in the West, experts say, while Russia focuses inward and on India, China, Africa
By Ricky Ben-David and Ethan Freedman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid arrive to attend a news conference, March 27, 2022, at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
March 27, 2022, 2:01 pm
Daily Briefing March 27: What you need to know about the ‘Negev Summit’
Lazar Berman previews the Sunday-Monday landmark meet-up; Ricky Ben David on Ukraine war disinformation; Haviv Rettig Gur examines why world isn’t putting sanctions on Israel, too
By ToI Staff
Russia's President Vladimir Putin appears on a television screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 25, 2022. (Michael Probst/AP)
March 8, 2022, 1:50 pm
EU pledges to safeguard democracy by fighting Russia’s ‘information war’ in Europe
Defending ban on news outlets Russia Today, Sputnik, top diplomat Borrell calls them ‘weapons’ wielded by Moscow; Latvian MEP accuses Putin of trying to ‘poison, divide societies’
By Samuel Petrequin
Russia's President Vladimir Putin appears on a television screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, on February 25, 2022. Russia is revving up its sophisticated propaganda machine as its military advances in neighboring Ukraine. Analysts who monitor propaganda and disinformation say they've seen a sharp increase in online activity linked to the Russian state in recent weeks. (AP/Michael Probst, File)
February 26, 2022, 5:54 pm
War via TikTok: Russia’s new propaganda tool
An emerging part of Moscow’s arsenal is shaping opinion through orchestrated disinformation
By David Klepper
The app of the Russian government newspaper is displayed on an iPhone screen showing Russian President Vladimir Putin during his speech in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)
February 26, 2022, 5:10 pm
Russia bans words ‘invasion’ and ‘assault’ in media, warns several outlets
Authorities advise local press to stick to the state-sanctioned version of events in Ukraine
By AFP
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