Bret Schafer
Former Senior Fellow, Media and Digital Disinformation, Alliance for Securing DemocracyBret Schafer is a former Senior Fellow, Media and Digital Disinformation, Alliance for Securing Democracy at GMF.
Media Mentions
Examining Generative AI: Cutting Through Chaos / Impersonations Via Generative AI Help Sway Polls; Interference Seen In U.S., Japan, Slovakia
Top US conservatives pushing Russia’s spin on Ukraine war, experts say Peter Stone Bret Schafer The Guardian
Russia Wages Winter Information War Against the West Bret Schafer Amy Mackinnon Jack Detsch Foreign Policy
Musk appeasement of Putin and China stokes fears of new Twitter policies Bret Schafer Washington Post
China influence operation targeted US midterm elections Bret Schafer Politico EU Mark Scott
Digital Bridge: Italian election — Midterm polarization — Android fallout Bret Schafer Mark Scott Politico EU
Bret Schafer How Russian Propaganda Is Reaching Beyond English Speakers New York Times
Bret Schafer, Russia, disinformation, Ukraine, information war, Politico, Mark Scott
US right wing figures in step with Kremlin over Ukraine disinformation, experts say
Featured Work
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December 4, 2025
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September 29, 2025
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April 28, 2025
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February 12, 2025
This report outlines an example of a foreign information operation targeting each of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia....
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November 1, 2024
Americans vote in this year’s consequential presidential election in an environment marked by growing threats, including the weaponization of...
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October 1, 2024
The Ukrainian president’s visit to a Pennsylvania arms factory was partisan but not election interference....
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May 30, 2024
This report, the second in a series of reports dedicated to exploring content laundering practices across the web, highlights the myriad pathways...
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January 11, 2024
This year’s US presidential primaries will determine who will lead the country come January 2025 amid growing autocratic threats to American democracy...
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November 7, 2023
Experts at the Alliance for Democracy look at how Russian, Chinese, and Iranian messengers capitalize on the Israel-Hamas War. ...
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September 28, 2023
“Would you rather have the bitter truth or more sweet lies?” This is the question posed by an assertive series of videos produced by the State...
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September 27, 2023
As the de facto gateway to the vast troves of information available online, search services play a critical role in the modern information ecosystem....
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July 25, 2023
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April 14, 2022
Bret Schafer of the Alliance for Securing Democracy joins the diplomatic mission of the European Union in the United States to talk about Russian...
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May 6, 2019
Have you met Luisa Haynes? She was a prolific force in the #BlackLivesMatter community on Twitter....
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August 6, 2018
Voice of America's Carol Castiel interviews Bret Schafer, Social Media Analyst and Communications Officer at the Alliance for Securing Democracy along...
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February 1, 2018
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January 9, 2018
Want to combat disinformation? Borrow a page from the anti-money laundering handbook....
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WASHINGTON — Earlier this week, representatives from Facebook, Google, and Twitter appeared before the U.S....