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Understanding Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI): A Growing Global Threat
Understanding Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI): A Growing Global Threat
The term Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) refers to actions taken by foreign actors to deliberately distort…
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November 16, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Understanding Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI): A Growing Global Threat
“If disinformation is a bullet through the heart of democracy, FIMI is the gun, the shooter, and their entire arsenal.” HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social
This week, 250 FIMI experts met in Brussels to expose perpetrators’ tactics & boost work against FIMI.
3rd EEAS FIMI Report: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
This week, 250 FIMI experts met in Brussels to expose perpetrators’ tactics & boost work against FIMI.
3rd EEAS FIMI Report: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
March 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“If disinformation is a bullet through the heart of democracy, FIMI is the gun, the shooter, and their entire arsenal.” HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social
This week, 250 FIMI experts met in Brussels to expose perpetrators’ tactics & boost work against FIMI.
3rd EEAS FIMI Report: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
This week, 250 FIMI experts met in Brussels to expose perpetrators’ tactics & boost work against FIMI.
3rd EEAS FIMI Report: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
⚡️EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over hybrid threats, disinformation.
The new restrictive measures target actors involved in what the EU described as "Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference" (FIMI).
The new restrictive measures target actors involved in what the EU described as "Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference" (FIMI).
EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over hybrid threats, disinformation
The new restrictive measures target actors involved in what the EU described as "Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference" (FIMI), a term encompassing activities such as cyberattacks, disinfo...
kyivindependent.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
⚡️EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over hybrid threats, disinformation.
The new restrictive measures target actors involved in what the EU described as "Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference" (FIMI).
The new restrictive measures target actors involved in what the EU described as "Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference" (FIMI).
Trump administration shutters US office countering foreign disinformation.
State department’s R/Fimi hub closed after rightwing critics alleged it censored conservative American speech.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
State department’s R/Fimi hub closed after rightwing critics alleged it censored conservative American speech.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration shutters US office countering foreign disinformation
State department’s R/Fimi hub closed after rightwing critics alleged it censored conservative American speech
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trump administration shutters US office countering foreign disinformation.
State department’s R/Fimi hub closed after rightwing critics alleged it censored conservative American speech.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
State department’s R/Fimi hub closed after rightwing critics alleged it censored conservative American speech.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Illia, I belive that is mainly ruzzian FIMI. Here in Sweden the support for Ukraine is massive. 💛💙
March 19, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Illia, I belive that is mainly ruzzian FIMI. Here in Sweden the support for Ukraine is massive. 💛💙
June 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A useful rule for identifying Kremlin FIMI:
If every missile strike is someone else’s fault, every neighbouring country is secretly controlled from abroad, and every Russian action is merely a ‘response’, you are probably not reading objective analysis anymore.
If every missile strike is someone else’s fault, every neighbouring country is secretly controlled from abroad, and every Russian action is merely a ‘response’, you are probably not reading objective analysis anymore.
June 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
A useful rule for identifying Kremlin FIMI:
If every missile strike is someone else’s fault, every neighbouring country is secretly controlled from abroad, and every Russian action is merely a ‘response’, you are probably not reading objective analysis anymore.
If every missile strike is someone else’s fault, every neighbouring country is secretly controlled from abroad, and every Russian action is merely a ‘response’, you are probably not reading objective analysis anymore.
Our information space is nothing less than a geopolitical battleground.
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
March 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Our information space is nothing less than a geopolitical battleground.
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
The Kremlin has once again resurfaced the ‘Ukrainian chemical provocations’ FIMI narrative, one it has recycled countless times since 2022. Naturally, these claims have consistently failed to materialise and have never been supported by any credible evidence.
July 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The Kremlin has once again resurfaced the ‘Ukrainian chemical provocations’ FIMI narrative, one it has recycled countless times since 2022. Naturally, these claims have consistently failed to materialise and have never been supported by any credible evidence.
EU vs Disinfo has created a explorer for foreign information manipulation (FIMI) activities. The regularly updated dashboard enables users to navigate key networks involved in FIMI attacks and demonstrates the connections between the threat actors and their respective roles in FIMI activities.
Fimi explorer - EUvsDisinfo
euvsdisinfo.eu
March 30, 2026 at 6:09 AM
EU vs Disinfo has created a explorer for foreign information manipulation (FIMI) activities. The regularly updated dashboard enables users to navigate key networks involved in FIMI attacks and demonstrates the connections between the threat actors and their respective roles in FIMI activities.
Explore the FIMI Galaxy. Our new interactive tool helps visualise and expose the networks behind foreign information manipulation and interference:
What’s new in the FIMI Galaxy? - EUvsDisinfo
The concept of the “FIMI Galaxy” exposes the complex architecture behind influence operations and provides a strategic tool for understanding and countering them.
euvsdisinfo.eu
March 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Explore the FIMI Galaxy. Our new interactive tool helps visualise and expose the networks behind foreign information manipulation and interference:
Today, fuel restrictions have spread across much of Russia, with regional limits, export restrictions, and shortages affecting daily life.
Maps tell the story significantly better than FIMI narratives.
Maps tell the story significantly better than FIMI narratives.
July 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Today, fuel restrictions have spread across much of Russia, with regional limits, export restrictions, and shortages affecting daily life.
Maps tell the story significantly better than FIMI narratives.
Maps tell the story significantly better than FIMI narratives.
FIMI outlets often claim that the EU ‘fears alternative opinions.’
An alternative opinion is not the same as a state-controlled outlet sanctioned for spreading FIMI aimed at promoting Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
An alternative opinion is not the same as a state-controlled outlet sanctioned for spreading FIMI aimed at promoting Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
July 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
FIMI outlets often claim that the EU ‘fears alternative opinions.’
An alternative opinion is not the same as a state-controlled outlet sanctioned for spreading FIMI aimed at promoting Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
An alternative opinion is not the same as a state-controlled outlet sanctioned for spreading FIMI aimed at promoting Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
If sanctions ‘do not work’, as FIMI outlets frequently claim, Moscow has built an impressive infrastructure to avoid them.
June 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If sanctions ‘do not work’, as FIMI outlets frequently claim, Moscow has built an impressive infrastructure to avoid them.
On 18-19 March, 250 FIMI experts will gather in Brussels for the FIMI Conference, working to expose perpetrators' tactics and strengthen efforts against FIMI.
Read more: europa.eu/!TcQPQ8
Read more: europa.eu/!TcQPQ8
March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On 18-19 March, 250 FIMI experts will gather in Brussels for the FIMI Conference, working to expose perpetrators' tactics and strengthen efforts against FIMI.
Read more: europa.eu/!TcQPQ8
Read more: europa.eu/!TcQPQ8
Here is a list (to be completed) of serious people working on disinformation and FIMI.
go.bsky.app/FGUsyp3
go.bsky.app/FGUsyp3
November 16, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Here is a list (to be completed) of serious people working on disinformation and FIMI.
go.bsky.app/FGUsyp3
go.bsky.app/FGUsyp3
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).
russia and China keep adapting their methods
euvsdisinfo.eu/behind-the-c...
russia and China keep adapting their methods
euvsdisinfo.eu/behind-the-c...
Behind the curtain: a novel analytical approach to FIMI exposure - EUvsDisinfo
The latest EEAS report on global FIMI threats introduces a novel analytical approach – the FIMI Exposure Matrix.
euvsdisinfo.eu
March 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).
russia and China keep adapting their methods
euvsdisinfo.eu/behind-the-c...
russia and China keep adapting their methods
euvsdisinfo.eu/behind-the-c...
When military pressure fails to change a country’s strategic direction, information pressure often follows.
Ukraine’s European future is a target of Kremlin FIMI precisely because it remains firmly on the agenda.
Ukraine’s European future is a target of Kremlin FIMI precisely because it remains firmly on the agenda.
June 23, 2026 at 1:29 PM
When military pressure fails to change a country’s strategic direction, information pressure often follows.
Ukraine’s European future is a target of Kremlin FIMI precisely because it remains firmly on the agenda.
Ukraine’s European future is a target of Kremlin FIMI precisely because it remains firmly on the agenda.
Read more about Russia’s FIMI activity in the latest EEAS report: euvsdisinfo.eu/eeas-4th-fim...
euvsdisinfo.eu
September 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Read more about Russia’s FIMI activity in the latest EEAS report: euvsdisinfo.eu/eeas-4th-fim...
➡️ "The infrastructure of information operations: mapping and disrupting the technical backbone of FIMI"
@herve.checkfirst.network will take a deep dive into the FIMI infrastructure alongside Jean-Philippe Salles, Inês Narciso, Rachel Winny, and Viktoras Daukšas.
@herve.checkfirst.network will take a deep dive into the FIMI infrastructure alongside Jean-Philippe Salles, Inês Narciso, Rachel Winny, and Viktoras Daukšas.
October 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
➡️ "The infrastructure of information operations: mapping and disrupting the technical backbone of FIMI"
@herve.checkfirst.network will take a deep dive into the FIMI infrastructure alongside Jean-Philippe Salles, Inês Narciso, Rachel Winny, and Viktoras Daukšas.
@herve.checkfirst.network will take a deep dive into the FIMI infrastructure alongside Jean-Philippe Salles, Inês Narciso, Rachel Winny, and Viktoras Daukšas.
The Kremlin-affiliated FIMI ecosystem continues to portray Russia’s near-daily nuclear threats as ‘responsible’ and evidence of its ‘commitment to peace’.
June 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The Kremlin-affiliated FIMI ecosystem continues to portray Russia’s near-daily nuclear threats as ‘responsible’ and evidence of its ‘commitment to peace’.
Read more about this recurring pro-Kremlin FIMI narrative on EUvsDisinfo: euvsdisinfo.eu/report/polan...
euvsdisinfo.eu
August 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Read more about this recurring pro-Kremlin FIMI narrative on EUvsDisinfo: euvsdisinfo.eu/report/polan...
