EU DisinfoLab investigations
EU DisinfoLab conducts in-depth investigations into disinformation campaigns, networks, and ecosystems that impact negatively the public debate in Europe and beyond. These reports uncover how influence operations exploit media, technology, and political systems. This page brings together all of EU DisinfoLab’s investigations organised by theme.
India-related investigations
A wide-ranging, multi-year influence operation centred on pro-India narratives and fake media/NGO networks targeting EU and UN discourse.
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- Hiding your Indian interests behind American and Russian content (22 October 2019)
A primer on the modus operandi behind EP Today, showing how Indian narratives were masked under the guise of neutral or foreign media (“American/Russian content”) to evade scrutiny. - Uncovered: 265 coordinated fake local media outlets serving Indian interests (26 November 2019)
The first empirical mapping of how EP Today / IINS and allied actors used a web of around 265 ostensibly local media sites to push pro-India / anti-Pakistan narratives in multiple countries. - Indian Chronicles: deep dive into a 15-year operation (9 December 2020)
The flagship report. Traces the Srivastava Group’s 15-year campaign (since ~2005), revealing the resurrection of defunct NGOs, hijacked identities (including deceased figures), approximately 750 media outlets across 119 countries, and lobbying efforts with MEPs and UN NGOs to amplify the narrative. - Bad Sources: How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist (23 February 2023)
A follow-up exposing how ANI (Asian News International) repeatedly cited “experts” and think tanks that were fictional or unverifiable, which were then republished across Indian media, amplifying foundational elements of the Indian Chronicles network.
Russia-related investigations
Doppelgänger
An ongoing Russian-led media impersonation campaign targeting European informational ecosystems and spreading disinformation.
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- EU DisinfoLab report (September 2022) — Doppelgänger
Shows how actors tied to Russia cloned or mimicked legitimate European media outlets (for example, domain lookalikes and spoofed layouts) to amplify disinformation aimed at undermining support for Ukraine and manipulating European public opinion. - Doppelgänger – timeline
A living aggregator and timeline, collecting related reports, technical updates, and connected operations (such as RRN, WarOnFakes, and Matriochka) to contextualise this evolving influence campaign. - Assessing cost-effectiveness: responses to the Doppelgänger operation (24 May 2024)
A reflective analysis on how effective various responses have been — including sanctions, takedowns, and regulatory measures — and how defenders (civil society, media, platforms) allocate scarce resources when combating such sophisticated operations.
Inforos
A 2020 investigation into Inforos, a Russian media outlet linked to military intelligence (GRU), which operated a constellation of news portals to disseminate and internationalise Kremlin-friendly narratives.
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FL24 (FranceLibre24)
A case of intra-EU disinformation exposing French-language sites tied to foreign far-right networks.
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FL24 (FranceLibre24): Intra-EU disinformation (15 January 2020)
Investigation showing how a French-language site, tied to Polish far-right media networks, operated within Europe to disseminate disinformation and influence French public debate from abroad.
L’Info National (Facebook impersonation network)
Identifying impersonation of politicians on Facebook to amplify disinformation narratives.
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L’Info National (Facebook impersonation network) (10 February 2020)
Exposes Facebook pages that impersonated real politicians or public figures to spread manipulated narratives, and how those pages were weaponised within domestic political ecosystems.
Suavelos (White supremacist funding via Facebook)
Uncovering monetised networks of white supremacist content propagated via Facebook.
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Suavelos (white supremacist funding via Facebook) (11 September 2019)
A joint investigation (with Le Monde) revealing how a French white supremacist ecosystem monetised traffic, merchandise, and affiliate systems through Facebook, and how it sustained itself using platform infrastructure.
Fan de TV
A partner investigation exposing the intersection of far-right media ecosystems and online influence.
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Fan de TV (24 April 2019)
Published via Le Monde, this piece examines the Fan de TV network’s role in bridging fachosphère media, exploring how it operated across websites and social media, with EU DisinfoLab credited for analytical contributions.
Last updated: 8 October 2025. For corrections or additions, please contact the EU DisinfoLab team.