Diego Martin and Jacob Shapiro have analyzed 53 foreign influence efforts (FIE) which targeted 24 different countries from 2013 through 2018 in their report “Trends in Online Foreign Influence Efforts” published by Princeton’s Empirical Studies of Conflict Center. The authors have found that Russia accounts for 72 percent of such foreign influence operations around the world.
EuroMaidan Press: Russia accountable for 72% of foreign disinformation operations
A misinformation newsstand is seen in midtown Manhattan on Oct. 30, 2018, aiming to educate news consumers about the dangers of disinformation, or fake news, in the lead-up to the US midterm elections.
