AI Incident Database: Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

Event summary

Leading up to Germany’s February 23, 2025, federal election, the alleged Russian Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka (Operation Overload) disinformation campaigns have reportedly been deploying AI-generated deepfake videos and fake news sites to spread false claims about German politicians and public figures. AI-powered bots have allegedly been amplifying the content across social media. Researchers suggest the campaign sought to erode trust in Germany’s democratic proc…

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• deepfake-technology-developers

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• storm-1679

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• storm-1516

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• russian-government

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• operation-overload

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• matryoshka

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• doppelganger

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• unnamed-american-university-presidents

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• robert-habeck

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• olaf-scholz

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• natalie-finch

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• german-politicians

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• german-federal-election-integrity

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• general-public-of-germany

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• friedrich-merz

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• academics-targeted-by-storm-1679

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• academics-targeted-by-operation-overload

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• academics-targeted-by-matryoshka

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• democratic-integrity

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