Russian Disinformation Campaign Reportedly Used AI-Generated Posts and Videos to Target 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections
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.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- storm-1679
- storm-1516
- russian-state-linked-actors
- matryoshka
- influence-operation-groups
- information-manipulation-actors
- pro-russian-information-manipulation-actors
Alleged Developers
- large-language-model-developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
- moldovan-voters
- moldovan-democratic-institutions
- maia-sandu
- general-public-of-moldova
- general-public
- european-union
- epistemic-integrity
- democratic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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