A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
Bret Schafer Joins NBC News to Discuss Meta’s Fact-Checking Policy Changes
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined NBC News to react to Meta's decision to change its fact-checking policy in the United States. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson Interviewed on Fox News about Reengaging the Political Middle and More
Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson spoke to Fox News about the importance of reengaging the political middle and those who have disengaged from politics in the United States, among other topics. watch here The views expressed in GMF public [...]
Bret Schafer Interviewed on CBS News about Suspected Russian Threats Against US Polling Places
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined CBS News to discuss faux bomb threats at US polling places that originated from Russian domains. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Bret Schafer Interviewed on CNN about the Evolving Information Space Around the US Election
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined CNN to discuss the evolving information space around the 2024 US election, including false, manipulated videos of alleged election irregularities which have been traced back to Russian threat actors. watch here [...]
What to Watch: ASD at GMF Experts Share Thoughts on the 2024 US Election
Americans vote in this year’s consequential presidential election in an environment marked by growing threats, including the weaponization of artificial intelligence, influence campaigns run by foreign authoritarian adversaries, and false election n [...]
ASD and GMF Tech Release Report on How US Candidates Campaign Using TikTok
Two years on from the 2022 US midterm elections, TikTok continues to serve as a platform candidates use to try to reach voters. According to a new report from the Technology Program and the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund [...]
Peter Benzoni quoted in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Russian Online Information Campaign in the Balkans
Investigative Data and Research Analyst Peter Benzoni spoke to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty about a recent Russian online information campaign in the Balkans. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson at the McCain Institute: Defending US Democracy in the Digital Age
Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson spoke at a panel discussion at the McCain Institute about the release of a report entitled "Defending American Democracy in the Digital Age". watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and comment [...]
Bret Schafer Joins DW News to Discuss Indictment of Two RT Employees and Russian Interference in the 2024 US Election
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer discussed the US Department of Justice's recent indictment of two RT employees for funneling millions of dollars to a Tennessee-based media company. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are [...]
Guarding Against Russian Information Laundering
In May 2024, ASD, along with our partners at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and the University of Amsterdam, published a report documenting roughly 400 domains—ranging from mirror sites and content aggregators to faux local news outlets and si [...]
Bret Schafer interviewed on CNN: Russian Influence Operations on the US Presidential Election
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined CNN to discuss the DOJ's recent indictment of two RT employees for financing Russian disinformation in the United States. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the au [...]
Bret Schafer quoted in FOX 8 New Orleans: AI-generated “fake” information is part of the political landscape
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined FOX 8 Live to discuss the impact of AI-generated disinformation on elections and how local and state election officials can best prepare for it. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and comment [...]