Disinformation about Elections

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NGOs recorded cases of potential social media manipulation during municipal election campaign

During the election campaign for municipal councils and mayors, potential attempts to artificially boost the content posted by certain...

Analysis of foreign influence and cyber incidents during the Latvian municipal elections 2021

In the beginning of June, regular municipal elections were held in Latvia. Even though the municipality of Riga did not hold the...

Negative posts on Facebook sought to discredit democratic processes in Lithuania

With the new government starting their term, Lithuanian parliamentary election of 2020 is still in the spotlight. Political campaigns...

Breaches in regulation for political ads on social media pose a risk on electoral transparency

Political advertising on social media has given political parties and candidates more possibilities for reaching their constituents....

Negative communication creates an impression of no real political choice in Lithuanian elections

While a notorious contest for voter ‘s attention was raging in the public space, there were repeated attempts in digital media to...