Event 569

{
  "category": "InfoOps",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Evidence is based on leaked documents, multi-source journalistic investigation, and publication by reputable outlet. Quoted internal memos and detailed explanations of the operation methods strongly support the event's authenticity.",
  "countries": [
    "Russia",
    "European Union",
    "Estonia",
    "Poland"
  ],
  "country": "Russia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "DisInfo ops center in ?? Kaliningrad to target ?????? Baltics, ?? Poland, Germany. In a document titled  Information operations project office Baltics,  the SDA considers the creation of a center in Kaliningrad, which would focus on the Baltic states, Poland and Germany.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-16T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshots of internal tasking orders and lists of themes to target.",
    "Descriptions of troll factory workflows, including goal-setting for influencing debates.",
    "Specific references to countries targeted, thematic focuses (migration, security, etc.), and surge periods coinciding with election cycles."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Leaked internal documents reveal how a well-coordinated Russian campaign supported far-right parties in the European Parliament elections.",
    "The leaked files show the troll factory’s brigade produced tailored fake news...",
    "Investigators have obtained detailed tasking orders for operators to target specific EU countries and topics.",
    "The campaign systematically amplified conspiracy theories and delegitimized mainstream candidates via fake accounts and media."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://vsquare.org/leaked-files-putin-troll-factory-russia-european-elections-factory-of-fakes/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Disinformation Operations / Propaganda",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshots of internal tasking orders and lists of themes to target.",
            "Descriptions of troll factory workflows, including goal-setting for influencing debates.",
            "Specific references to countries targeted, thematic focuses (migration, security, etc.), and surge periods coinciding with election cycles."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Leaked Files from Putin's Troll Factory: How Russia Manipulated European Elections",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_569_1763931197_d4bf69b4.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "DisInfo ops center in ?? Kaliningrad to target ?????? Baltics, ?? Poland, Germany.",
  "primary_ref_links": [
    "https://rebaltica-lv.translate.goog/2024/09/usakovs-marginala-celmala-zdanoka-naudaskara-dokumentu-noplude-rada-ka-darbojas-profesionala-kremla-propagandas-fabrika-ari-latvija/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://vsquare.org/leaked-files-putin-troll-factory-russia-european-elections-factory-of-fakes/;",
    "https://rebaltica-lv.translate.goog/2024/09/usakovs-marginala-celmala-zdanoka-naudaskara-dokumentu-noplude-rada-ka-darbojas-profesionala-kremla-propagandas-fabrika-ari-latvija/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Leaked files detail how a Russian operation sought to influence the European Parliament elections via online disinformation and propaganda supporting far-right candidates.",
  "url": "https://vsquare.org/leaked-files-putin-troll-factory-russia-european-elections-factory-of-fakes/;"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "disInformation operations / propaganda",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE;PL;Europe",
  "Date": "16-Sep-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "DisInfo ops center in ?? Kaliningrad to target ?????? Baltics, ?? Poland, Germany.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "DisInfo ops center in ?? Kaliningrad to target ?????? Baltics, ?? Poland, Germany. In a document titled  Information operations project office Baltics,  the SDA considers the creation of a center in Kaliningrad, which would focus on the Baltic states, Poland and Germany.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://vsquare.org/leaked-files-putin-troll-factory-russia-european-elections-factory-of-fakes/; https://rebaltica-lv.translate.goog/2024/09/usakovs-marginala-celmala-zdanoka-naudaskara-dokumentu-noplude-rada-ka-darbojas-profesionala-kremla-propagandas-fabrika-ari-latvija/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}