Election interference

Shin Bet removes social media accounts to block foreign interference in upcoming election

The announcement comes a week after INCD announced that governments could lose control of AI if they don't shut down sites.

Ballot papers of various political parties are displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026
Brazilian President and Workers' Party (PT) candidate for re-election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prepares to vote in the general election in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, October 4, 2026.

Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff

DESPITE HUGE advances in technology, Israeli voters still mark a physical paper ballot and place it in a ballot box. From there, the CEC builds multiple layers of verification around that slip of paper.

AI, fraud, and cyberattacks: What security threats face Israel’s 2026 election?

MK Amit Halevi attends a meeting of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2026.

Iran, Turkey seeking regime change in Israel via foreign interference, Likud MK tells 'Post'


Israel's intellectually dishonest Left must return to sanity - opinion

To my leftist brethren, I say: Please stop being intellectually dishonest. Stop talking about an “end to democracy” when you are the ones trying to overturn the results of the last election.

 DEMONSTRATORS LIGHT a bonfire during an anti-judicial reform protest in Tel Aviv.

Taiwan on alert for Chinese-funded election interference

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen's government has repeatedly warned of China's attempts to influence public opinion on the democratically governed island.

 Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen poses for photos with students during their graduation ceremony at the National Defense University in Taipei, Taiwan June 21, 2023.

Russia: US investigations into election interference 'Russophobic,' 'Hysterical'

Russia has presented a lengthy document that it claims disproves allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections.

 A 'Vote Here' sign is seen at a precinct the day before Michigan Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls US House of Representatives for next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, US August 1, 2022.

US charges Americans, Russians in alleged Moscow influence campaign - Justice Department

One suspect allegedly sought to recruit US academics to travel to Russia for a program "devoted to promoting Russian national interests."

 The Russian flag flies over the Embassy of Russia in Washington, US, August 6, 2018.

Can Israel stop ex-intel agents from breaking human rights, democratic elections? - analysis

How can the Jewish state prevent its former intelligence agents from using their skills in the private sector in violation of human rights and democratic elections?

 Israeli perspective on artificial intelligence (Illustrative).

Israeli security expert behind worldwide election manipulation efforts - report

Israeli security expert and founder of Demomam International Tal Hanan found to head a team working to manipulate global politics.

Illustrative image of a computer hacker

Brazil's Bolsonaro files complaint challenging results of election defeat

The outgoing Brazilian president's complaint sought "extraordinary verification" of the results, CNN Brasil reported.

 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to mark 1000 days in government at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 27, 2021.

UAE attempted to manipulate US politics to suit their interests - report

The UAE is considered a close ally to the US, with strong economic, defense and energy cooperation between the two states.

 After meeting for the Negev Summit, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks with United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Sde Boker, Israel March 28, 2022

US midterm elections: 'No specific or credible threat' to voting infrastructure

Threats, offensive language and false rumors of election fraud have been circulating widely ahead of the US midterm elections.

 Michigan voters cast their ballots at Louis Pasteur Elementary School on midterm election day in Detroit, Michigan, November 8, 2022

Cyberthreats, foreign intervention loom over upcoming Israeli election

Foreign countries and non-state players are attempting to affect the outcome of upcoming elections in Israel by spreading conspiracy theories and lies on social media.

An Israeli flag is seen in the background as a man casts his ballot for the parliamentary election