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October 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
disinfo.eu
Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday, and especially to @_gkuster (@CheckFirstHQ) for sharing the #OperationOverload with us!

Watch the replay to learn more 📽️
November 19, 2024 at 11:31 AM
disinfo.eu
Join our next Thursday as we plunge into #OperationOverload, a campaign targeting fact-checkers and researchers worldwide, urging them to verify dubious claims, depleting their resources.

🗓️ 20 June
🕝 14:30 CEST
🦸 @_gkuster, @CheckFirstHQ
🔗
November 19, 2024 at 11:31 AM
disinfo.eu
Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday, and especially to @g.checkfirst.network (@checkfirst.network), for sharing the #OperationOverload with us!

Watch the replay to learn more 📽️ www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

Join our upcoming discussions ➡️ www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...
Operation Overload: "Please check" – how pro-Russian propagandists' try to manipulate newsrooms - EU DisinfoLab
Operation Overload uncovers a concerted effort to target fact-checkers, newsrooms, and researchers worldwide, depleting their resources and exploiting credible information ecosystems to propagate the ...
www.disinfo.eu
June 21, 2024 at 11:39 AM
disinfo.eu
Looking forward to learning more about the #OperationOverload this afternoon, and to welcoming @g.checkfirst.network, @checkfirst.network!

You're still on time – register and join us at 14:30 CEST 👇
disinfo.eu EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Jun 12
Join our next Thursday as we plunge into #OperationOverload, a campaign targeting fact-checkers and researchers worldwide, urging them to verify dubious claims, depleting their resources.

🗓️ 20 June
🕝 14:30 CEST
🦸 @g.checkfirst.network, @checkfirst.network
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 20, 2024 at 7:53 AM
disinfo.eu
Join our next Thursday as we plunge into #OperationOverload, a campaign targeting fact-checkers and researchers worldwide, urging them to verify dubious claims, depleting their resources.

🗓️ 20 June
🕝 14:30 CEST
🦸 @g.checkfirst.network, @checkfirst.network
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 12, 2024 at 8:36 AM
behorizon.org
😵‍💫 Ever feel like everything online is shouting at once — but nothing feels trustworthy?

That’s not random. It’s Operation Overload.

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#OperationOverload #FIMI #Disinformation
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
checkfirst.network
Nevertheless, we would like to remind you that #OperationOverload’s core objective is to exploit organisations like ours to amplify its narratives.

We urge you to remain vigilant.

More information on #OperationOverload
Operation Overload: how pro-Russian actors flood newsrooms with fake content and seek to divert their efforts - CheckFirst
“Please Check”. More than 800 organisations, among which many media outlets have been flooded with emails and social media mentions urging them to verify dubious claims undermining Ukraine, France and...
checkfirst.network
December 26, 2024 at 11:21 AM
checkfirst.network
Dear Community,

We wish to draw your attention to a concerning development in the tactics employed by #OperationOverload.

Our ongoing monitoring has uncovered a new technique involving the use of voice-generative AI.
December 26, 2024 at 11:18 AM
checkfirst.network
We're proud that our work on Operation Overload has been used by Recorded Future as a source for this threat analysis. It highlights how the focus of the operation is now shifting to the US presidential election & specifically Kamala Harris.

🔎 You can read their analysis here:
#OperationOverload
Operation Overload Impersonates Media to Influence 2024 US Election
Discover how Operation Overload, a Russia-aligned campaign, uses fake news and AI-generated audio to manipulate the 2024 US election. Learn the tactics and risks.
www.recordedfuture.com
October 24, 2024 at 7:45 AM
checkfirst.network
Today is the day! The team is in Riga for the #Disinfo2024 conference. In the afternoon, our CTO Amaury will be discussing the importance of collaboration in our work, particularly in the #OperationOverload investigation.
📍Track 3
🕝14:20
October 9, 2024 at 7:00 AM
checkfirst.network
📣 Remember Operation Overload? Back in June, with Reset Tech, we uncovered this disinformation campaign directed at journalists and fact-checkers. Want to know what’s happening now? Spoiler: it’s still ongoing and has a new target in sight—the U.S.
#OperationOverload
Operation Overload: A Growing Disinformation Threat Now Targeting the U.S. Presidential Election - CheckFirst
Continuing the collaboration between Check First and Reset Tech, our latest findings confirm that the operation is based in Russia. We also describe how Operation Overload has now shifted its focus to...
checkfirst.network
September 16, 2024 at 9:55 AM
checkfirst.network
❌ "Please check". You may have been targeted by #OperationOverload, a massive disinformation campaign we exposed, with the support of Reset.Tech & 20+ fact-checking organisations.

Our CEO @g.checkfirst.network discussed the perpetrators' methodology in IPI's #DecodingDisinformation podcast ⤵️
Operation Overload: Draining fact-checkers' resources
Operation Overload was a large-scale disinformation campaign targeting journalists and fact-checkers, feeding them fake content aligned with a pro-Russian agenda. The operation involved the creation a...
ipi.media
August 27, 2024 at 3:16 PM
checkfirst.network
Attention front-end devs! 🙋🏽‍♀️ The past year has kept us busy with crucial projects & investigations ( #OperationOverload, #TheTikTokEffect & more).

We're hiring a front-end developer (Design, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS) for a remote position.

Spread the word 🗣️ & apply here:
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Empower the Fight Against Disinformation. Join CheckFirst, where innovation meets integrity in the mission to counter false narratives. Let’s connect, collaborate, and create a future free from disinf...
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August 21, 2024 at 7:02 AM
checkfirst.network
Thank you @disinfo.eu for highlighting our #OperationOverload investigation with Reset.Tech in your latest #DisinfoUpdate 💛
(available here: checkfirst.network/operation-ov...)
August 20, 2024 at 1:48 PM
checkfirst.network
Goal achieved ✔️. We wanted to raise awareness on pro-Russian manipulation attempts of the press. Our Operation Overload report has been downloaded over 55,000 times, making it the most read report ever published by CheckFirst.

You can read our report here. ⤵️
#OperationOverload
Operation Overload: how pro-Russian actors flood newsrooms with fake content and seek to divert their efforts - CheckFirst
“Please Check”. More than 800 organisations, among which many media outlets have been flooded with emails and social media mentions urging them to verify dubious claims undermining Ukraine, France and...
checkfirst.network
August 7, 2024 at 8:53 AM
checkfirst.network
Thank you 🙏🏼 @aa.disinfo.eu @disinfo.eu for having us! The replay is now available here ➡️ www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

🔎 checkfirst.network/operation-ov...

#OperationOverload
June 21, 2024 at 12:21 PM
checkfirst.network
Join us this afternoon to learn all you need to know about #OperationOverload! This operation is remarkable for its scale: more than 800 organisations have been targeted with emails and social media mentions asking them to verify dubious claims.
💻 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 20, 2024 at 8:30 AM
checkfirst.network
A pro-Russian propagandist in your mailbox? If you're a fact-checker chances are this happened to you and thousands of others. Join our CEO @g.checkfirst.network for a webinar with @aa.disinfo.eu @disinfo.eu on #OperationOverload.

📅 20 June
🕰️ 14:30 CET
Operation Overload: "Please check" – how pro-Russian propagandists' try to manipulate newsrooms - EU DisinfoLab
Operation Overload uncovers a concerted effort to target fact-checkers, newsrooms, and researchers worldwide, depleting their resources and exploiting credible information ecosystems to propagate the ...
www.disinfo.eu
June 19, 2024 at 1:22 PM
checkfirst.network
Don't miss these two events in the next few days!

💻 A @disinfo.eu webinar with our CEO @g.checkfirst.network on our #OperationOverload investigation (20 June): www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...
🗣️ A workshop on @obsint.eu by Amaury, our other co-founder, at leHACK (7 July): lehack.org/track/osint-...
Operation Overload: "Please check" – how pro-Russian propagandists' try to manipulate newsrooms - EU DisinfoLab
Operation Overload uncovers a concerted effort to target fact-checkers, newsrooms, and researchers worldwide, depleting their resources and exploiting credible information ecosystems to propagate the ...
www.disinfo.eu
June 17, 2024 at 9:56 AM
checkfirst.network
Want to know all about the #OperationOverload? Don't miss this @disinfo.eu webinar with our CEO @g.checkfirst.network.
✍🏼 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
disinfo.eu EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Jun 12
Join our next Thursday as we plunge into #OperationOverload, a campaign targeting fact-checkers and researchers worldwide, urging them to verify dubious claims, depleting their resources.

🗓️ 20 June
🕝 14:30 CEST
🦸 @g.checkfirst.network, @checkfirst.network
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 12, 2024 at 9:10 AM
checkfirst.network
The European Parliament takes a firm stance against disinformation ahead of the elections, expressing significant concerns about many past and ongoing manipulation attempts, including #OperationOverload, which we reported on. Collaboration is key. Our report: checkfirst.network/operation-ov...
European elections: EU institutions prepared to counter disinformation | News | European Parliament
The EU institutions are playing their part in defending the European elections on 6-9 June against disinformation and information manipulation targeting European democracy.
www.europarl.europa.eu
June 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
checkfirst.network
🗣️ "This is misinformation on a different level"

Shane Ripley, senior cyber threat analyst at Recorded Future, speaking about our #OperationOverload investigation, released today.
✍🏼Via ABC News

Read more ⤵️
Operation Overload: how pro-Russian actors flood newsrooms with fake content and seek to divert their efforts - CheckFirst
“Please Check”. More that 800 organisations, among which many media outlets have been flooded with emails and social media mentions urging them to verify dubious claims undermining Ukraine, France and...
checkfirst.network
June 4, 2024 at 1:26 PM
checkfirst.network
📢 With the support of Reset & 20+ fact-checking organisations, we unveil "Operation Overload". It is a sophisticated, cross-country disinformation campaign orchestrated to disseminate pro-Russian propaganda in the West.

Find out more about #OperationOverload ⤵️
Operation Overload: how pro-Russian actors flood newsrooms with fake content and seek to divert their efforts - CheckFirst
“Please Check”. More that 800 organisations, among which many media outlets have been flooded with emails and social media mentions urging them to verify dubious claims undermining Ukraine, France and...
checkfirst.network
June 4, 2024 at 7:17 AM
thomaswuest.bsky.social
Alarm in Faktencheckredaktionen🚨:
„Die Journalisten werden mit Arbeit überschüttet.Die Kampagne wurde daher „ #OperationOverload“ getauft. Seit September 2023 seien bei Correctiv mehr als 1000 Mails eingegangen,die auf die Kampagne zurückzuführen seien...“ #Medien
www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/opera...
Wie Faktenchecker Ziel einer Desinformationskampagne wurden: Recherchiert mal schön
Faktenchecker wollen ausländische Desinformationskampagnen eindämmen. Doch nun sind Medien wie „Correctiv“ und weltweit rund 800 Redaktionen selbst zum Ziel geworden. Was hinter der „Operation Overloa...
www.sueddeutsche.de
December 10, 2024 at 7:18 PM