FIMI & Cognitive Warfare Monitor — 20 September 2026
Kremlin-linked Matryoshka network launches AI voice-cloned celebrity deepfakes against 2026 US midterms
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Kremlin-linked Matryoshka network launches AI voice-cloned celebrity deepfakes against 2026 US midterms
Read briefing →Anthropic threat report discloses nine AI-assisted influence operations spanning Russia, Iran, Turkey, Gulf states, plus an Israeli-linked surveillance vendor.
Read briefing →Israeli citizen indicted for alleged foreign-directed influence operation amid Iran war, sponsor undisclosed
Read briefing →OpenAI discloses Russian ChatGPT-built fake Israel-branded think tank as Israeli government campaign builds parallel fake US think tank
Read briefing →Iran parliament advances Foreign Influence Counteraction Bill as X claims unverified DSA-fine transparency response
Read briefing →DFRLab forensic probe ties 45-campaign Storm-1516 disinformation offensive against Armenia elections to Russian infrastructure, 91 percent English-language
Read briefing →DFRLab forensic probe ties 45-campaign Storm-1516 disinformation offensive against Armenia elections to Russian infrastructure, 91 percent English-language
Read briefing →DFRLab exposes Storm-1516 infrastructure targeting Armenia elections, aimed primarily at Western and diaspora perception
Read briefing →EEAS and Ukraine CCD joint report quantifies systematic Russian FIMI campaign against Ukraine EU accession across 244000 publications and 1.39 billion views
Read briefing →China-linked network of automated dating-app profiles found seeding division ahead of Taiwan election
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