A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
David Salvo on C-SPAN Washington Journal: Issues Facing Democracy in the United States and Abroad
ASD Co-Managing Director David Salvo joined C-SPAN Washington Journal to discuss and answer questions about threats to democracy in the United States and abroad in 2024. [...]
David Levine and Louis Savoia in the Fulcrum: Slovakia’s election deepfakes show how AI could be a danger to US elections
In the days leading up to Slovakia’s highly contested parliamentary election, deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence spread across social media. In one posted by the far-right Republika party, Progressive Slovakia leader Michal Šimečka appa [...]
Peter Benzoni at Politifact’s United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news
Investigative Data and Research Analyst Peter Benzoni presented ASD's findings about Russian propaganda bypassing content bans and posing as local news sources at Politifact's 2023 United Facts of America. watch here The views expressed in GMF p [...]
David Levine in the Fulcrum: Alabama’s AVID: A Closer Look at Voter Data Security
Last month, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced a new system, the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) that he said would improve the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls by comparing the state’s voter registration information to the st [...]
Nathan Kohlenberg in Haaretz: How Twitter’s Community Notes Accelerates Denialism About Hamas Atrocities Against Israelis
The Community Notes feature was supposed to shut down conspiracy theories on X, formerly Twitter. Instead Elon Musk's preference for crowdsourced moderation is allowing malicious users to weaponize hatred, lies and disinformation about the October 7 [...]
Vassilis Ntousas and Krystyna Sikora in Euractiv: Against all odds: Poland’s election and the way forward
Poland’s recent election results mark a likely return of liberal democratic norms in the country and more constructive cooperation with the EU, however, not without challenges along the way, write Vassilis Ntousas and Krystyna Sikora. [...]
Ukraine’s Mobilization for Restoration: Civil Society and Government Prepare for a Marshall Plan
Washington D.C. – Ukrainian victory will not be limited to beating Russia on the battlefield. Winning also means rebuilding from this war as a robust democracy grounded in the rule of law and ready to join Europe. Ukrainians know this. Even as gener [...]
Krystyna Sikora in EU Observer: Poland’s Election Needs Full OSCE Observation Mission
Poland faces a barrage of internal threats to its 15 October parliamentary elections. As a result, the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe (OSCE) should re-consider its call for a limited election observation mission (LEOM), and [...]
David Levine and Krystyna Sikora in The Fulcrum: Harris County Election Mistakes
Earlier this month, Harris County sued the State of Texas to temporarily block a law, known as Senate Bill 1750, that would eliminate the Harris County elections administrator position effective September 1st. Harris County really messed up its ad [...]
ASD at GMF Launches Dashboard Tracking Russian Military Bloggers on Telegram
New War in Ukraine Dashboard tracks messaging from Russia’s military bloggers on Telegram Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States today launched the War in Ukraine: Military Bloggers da [...]
David Levine Discusses How to Counter Disinformation about Election Administration with Transparencia Electoral
Senior Elections Integrity David Levine joined Transparencia Electoral on August 4, 2023 to discuss strategies to counter disinformation about election administration. [...]
Lindsay Gorman in The Hill: We Can’t Let AI Take Over the 2024 Election
Last month, seven leading artificial intelligence companies agreed to voluntary commitments with the White House on AI safety, security and trust. But there’s one glaring and urgent omission: a deadline. No timeline or details regarding implementat [...]