Election 2024: Navigating the Information Battleground
As Americans cast their votes in a pivotal election year, the Alliance for Securing Democracy is tracking and analyzing the forces shaping the digital landscape of democracy. From AI-enhanced disinformation and deepfakes to targeted influence campaigns by foreign adversaries, the 2024 election underscores the need for vigilance. ASD experts offer insights and analysis to help voters navigate the shifting information terrain, protecting democratic processes from manipulation. Stay updated with our research on emerging threats, influence operations, and tools to empower citizens in the face of new challenges to democracy.
Interference Matters
What to Watch: ASD at GMF Experts Share Thoughts on the 2024 US Election
Influence with Integrity: Protect Yourself and Your Audience During Election Season
Influencers and content creators play a critical role in today’s information environment as opinion makers and trusted voices. As a result, influencers and their online communities have become targets for malign actors seeking to undermine confidenc [...]
Democracy Divided: How Republicans and Democrats Talk About Threats to Democracy
In the polarized political landscape of the United States, few words carry as much weight or evoke as much passion as “democracy”. As the cornerstone of American political identity, democracy is both revered and contested by citizens across the ideo [...]
The Frontlines of Election Falsehoods: Election Administration Narratives in Battleground States
The decentralized nature of election administration in the United States means that every state—and even election jurisdiction—has its own rules for voting and ballot counting. In 2020, variances in election procedures were misconstrued, and in some [...]
ASD and the McCain Institute Hold Discussion on AI and a Complex Information Space ahead of the 2024 US Election
Generative AI programs can be used to churn out content parroting false narratives within seconds and produce sophisticated fake images, videos, and audio that are increasingly indistinguishable from authentic material. The widespread accessibility [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson in GMF: The Defining Challenge of the 2024 US Elections: Navigating the Information Space
The complexities of the information space are eroding trust in election processes, Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson writes at GMF. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Manufacturing Controversy
The Ukrainian president’s visit to a Pennsylvania arms factory was partisan but not election interference. On September 27, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against three Iranian intelligence agents accused of running a “hac [...]