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5/ When foreign aid becomes a weapon: Pro-Kremlin actors exploited USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape
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Pro-Kremlin actors exploit USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape
Multiple apparent influence campaigns using USAID cuts to promote election denialism and push for criminalization of Moldova’s ruling party.
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September 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
5/ When foreign aid becomes a weapon: Pro-Kremlin actors exploited USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape
dfrlab.org/2025/05/15/p...
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4/ Accusations abroad: A cross-platform campaign tried to discredit Moldova’s president by dragging Romania into the mix
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Cross-platform campaign accuses Moldova's Sandu of meddling in Romanian elections
A network of more than 200 coordinated accounts targeted Romania in a months-long operation supporting Simion and Georgescu.
dfrlab.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
4/ Accusations abroad: A cross-platform campaign tried to discredit Moldova’s president by dragging Romania into the mix
dfrlab.org/2025/08/26/c...
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3/ Paid to post: A Russia-linked “digital army” of influencers is flooding Moldova’s feeds with propaganda ahead of the vote
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Paid to post: Russia-linked 'digital army' seeks to undermine Moldovan election
Russia-linked operation active since at least 2024 is using paid 'activists' to target Moldovan vote.
dfrlab.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
3/ Paid to post: A Russia-linked “digital army” of influencers is flooding Moldova’s feeds with propaganda ahead of the vote
dfrlab.org/2025/09/24/p...
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2/ Covert media: REST, a newly launched online outlet targeting Moldovan audiences ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections is linked to Rybar, a pro-Russian “military blogger” and propaganda operation
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Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova
REST is linked to the Russian threat actor Rybar, which targets EU countries, along with Moldova.
dfrlab.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
2/ Covert media: REST, a newly launched online outlet targeting Moldovan audiences ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections is linked to Rybar, a pro-Russian “military blogger” and propaganda operation
dfrlab.org/2025/09/23/s...
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1/ The risks ahead: Our Country Election Risk Assessment, with Debunk.org, @alliance4europe.bsky.social and @disinfo.eu, maps the threats to Moldova’s 2025 electoral environment.
Full report: fimi-isac.org/wp-content/u...
Full report: fimi-isac.org/wp-content/u...
September 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
1/ The risks ahead: Our Country Election Risk Assessment, with Debunk.org, @alliance4europe.bsky.social and @disinfo.eu, maps the threats to Moldova’s 2025 electoral environment.
Full report: fimi-isac.org/wp-content/u...
Full report: fimi-isac.org/wp-content/u...
Check out DFRLab's recent report with OpenMinds, where we expose a massive bot network pushing propaganda across #Telegram channels in occupied Ukraine: bit.ly/46t4tnW
Digital occupation: Pro-Russian bot networks target Ukraine's occupied territories on Telegram
Analysis of 3,634 automated accounts spreading pro-Russian propaganda on Telegram channels targeting Ukrainian populations in occupied territories.
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July 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Check out DFRLab's recent report with OpenMinds, where we expose a massive bot network pushing propaganda across #Telegram channels in occupied Ukraine: bit.ly/46t4tnW
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June 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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