Russian actors target European Union elections in disinformation campaign
In the lead-up to the May 2019 European elections, “Russian sources” conducted “continued and sustained disinformation activity €¦ aiming to suppress turnout and influence voter preferences,” according to a European Union report. This campaign “covered a broad range of topics, ranging from challenging the Union’s democratic legitimacy to exploiting divisive public debates on issues such as of migration and sovereignty.” The report added that the Russian actors’ tactics are evolving rapidly as state and online platforms’ countermeasures improve.
