The Coordinated Shadow Campaign Targeting Norway's Election - Cyabra
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Investigation reveals 34% of profiles discussing PM Støre are fake, with inauthentic accounts generating more content than real users and creating false international consensus against Norway's leader.
  • The coordinated influence operation campaign targeting Norway’s election strategically attacked Prime Minister Støre, and effectively drew the attention of a global audience
  • The coordinatec campgain used slurs and offensive AI-generated and deepfake images showing Støre in humiliating contexts designed to provoke ridicule and disgust
  • During key moments, the coordinated network generated more content than authentic users, giving the campaign outsized influence in shaping public perception
  • Many inauthentic accounts claimed international origins to create the illusion of global consensus against Støre, while successfully drawing real users into manufactured narratives