Election interference

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15, 2026 in Beijing, China. Trump and other US officials are finishing up a visit intended to address the Iran conflict, trade imbalances, and the Taiwan situation while establishing new bilateral boards.

White House weighs releasing controversial intel on Chinese election interference

(From R-L) President Isaac Herzog meets with Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg and Shin Bet head David Zini to discuss securing the slated Knesset elections, July 9, 2026.

Hostile actors seeking to undermine Israeli elections, Herzog and Shin Bet chief warn

 People walk out of the West Wing of the White House with "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" binders, February 27, 2025; illustrative.

Trump calls 'Epstein hoax' the latest 'radical left Democrat scam'


Roger Stone's assoc. sought damaging info on Clinton from Israel

On August 12, the interlocutor tells Stone, “Roger, hello from Jerusalem. Any progress? He is going to be defeated unless we intervene.”

Roger Stone, longtime political ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, flashes a victory gesture as he departs following a status conference in the criminal case against him brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2019.

Sanders blasts Russia for reportedly helping his presidential campaign

It was not clear what form the Russian assistance had taken, the paper added.

Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talks as former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg looks on in the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate in Iowa, January 14, 2020.

Expert: Leak shows foreign intervention in election possible

"When the state grants parties access to the most sensitive information about us, and there is no control over its security, leakage of that information is only a matter of time," she said.

Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar casts his vote in the Likud leadership primaries, December 26, 2019

Facebook: No coordinated efforts to skew Israeli elections identified

More than 35,000 Facebook employees are currently tasked with ensuring the safety and security of users on the platform, including overseeing the strategy of protecting election integrity.

Fosco Riani, Public Policy Associate Manager in Facebook's EMEA elections team.

Spotify bans political advertisements ahead of 2020 US election

“At this point in time, we do not yet have the necessary level of robustness in our process, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content,” Spotify said in a statement.

A headset is seen in front of a screen projection of Spotify logo, in this picture illustration

Wake up, MKs

This is a wake up call. Get your act together and don’t let there be a third election in less than a year.

THE KNESSET – lawmakers have different ways of expressing their frustration over the coalition crisis

Was Israeli malware used to hack India's elections?

WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group last Tuesday, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users across four continents.

Silhouettes of mobile users next to the Whatsapp logo, March 28, 2018.

Former CIA Director Brennan: Votes were swayed by Russian influence

Former CIA Director John Brennan said he was “sure, personally, that those Russian efforts changed the mind of at least one voter.”

Former CIA director John Brennan speaks during a forum on election security titled, “2020 Vision: Intelligence and the U.S. Presidential Election” at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2019

Facebook removes dozens of anti-Israel fake accounts from Iran

Accounts "typically posted about local political news and geopolitics including topics like public figures in the U.S., politics in the U.S. and Israel, support of Palestine and conflict in Yemen."

A photo illustration shows the applications Facebook and Instagram on the screen of an iPhone

Microsoft finds Iranian hackers targeted a U.S. presidential campaign

Microsoft saw "significant" cyber activity by the group that also targeted current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering global politics and prominent Iranians living outside Ira

Hooded man holds laptop computer as blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him