Deepfakes, distrust and disinformation: Welcome to the AI election

This article is part of a series, Bots and Ballots: How artificial intelligence is reshaping elections…

How people view AI, disinformation and elections — in charts

This article is part of a series, Bots and Ballots: How artificial intelligence is reshaping elections…

The impact of AI on disinformation and democracy

We are proud to support POLITICO’s expanded coverage of artificial intelligence (AI) and elections this year…

Von der Leyen castigates far-right AfD over Russiagate scandal

Czech authorities in March sanctioned the Prague-based Voice of Europe website over claims that European politicians…

Belgium opens probe into pro-Russia network accused of paying MEPs

“The influencing is, of course, with regard to a democratic institution that has a seat in…

We must brace for more Russian meddling

Quelle riposte? Europe has already taken many positive steps in this regard, such as banning Russian…

‘I hope Ukraine will lose’: What MEPs told Russian propaganda channel 

MEP Vandendriessche said he recognized Voice of Europe’s name from the previous parliamentary legislature, before 2019,…

EU political parties promise to steer clear of deepfakes ahead of election

The pledge comes amid concerns over foreign meddling through disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks. Videos, photos and…

Expect Russia to do ‘whatever possible’ to reassert influence in Bulgaria, outgoing PM warns

Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov spent his mandate trying to boot out the Russians, and…

Russiagate hits German far right

The AfD is just one of several parties in Europe with pro-Russian views. Others include Hungary’s…