Description: Researchers and European officials reported that Russian operatives have been using purportedly AI-generated posts, videos, and websites to influence Moldova's September 2025 parliamentary elections. Networks of over 900 accounts across TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, and YouTube have reportedly spread fabricated narratives, including reportedly misogynistic and false smears of President Maia Sandu.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown generative AI developers developed an AI system deployed by Russian state-linked actors , Russian disinformation operators , Influence operation groups , Matryoshka , Storm-1679 and Storm-1516, which harmed General public of Moldova , Moldovan voters , Moldovan democratic institutions , Maia Sandu , European Union , General public , Epistemic integrity and Electoral integrity.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unknown generative AI systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1202
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-09-07
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Since returning to the White House in January, President Trump has dismantled the American government's efforts to combat foreign disinformation. The problem is that Russia has not stopped spreading it.
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