US EditionForeign-funded ads lead to fear of interference in Polish elections
- In the days leading up to Poland's first round of presidential voting this Sunday, multiple political ads financed from abroad were seen circulating on Facebook.
- Researchers revealed these ads on Wednesday amid fears of foreign interference following Romania's annulled election due to similar concerns.
- The campaigns specifically targeted centrist Rafał Trzaskowski, conservative PiS-supported Karol Nawrocki, and far-right leader Sławomir Mentzen while seeming to favor one candidate.
- NASK reported that accounts posting these ads spent more in seven days on political materials than any election committee and alerted Meta and Poland's Internal Security Agency.
- Authorities are investigating the ads' financing and origins as NASK urges citizens to report unsigned election ads, signaling heightened concerns over election interference.
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Poland detects foreign-funded election ads amid fears of Russian interference
Poland's National Research Institute (NASK) has detected an alleged attempt to influence the upcoming presidential election through political advertisements on Facebook, the agency said in a May 14 statement.The disclosure follows a warning from Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who on May 6 said Moscow was carrying out an "unprecedented" interference campaign.According to NASK, the political ads appear to be funded from abroad and w…
Poland finds what it says may be foreign-funded election interference
Poland said on Wednesday it had uncovered what could be an attempt to interfere in its presidential election campaign using advertisements on Facebook that may have been financed from abroad, an assertion the social media platform disputed.
Poland sees possible foreign-funded election interference
WARSAW: Poland said on Wednesday it had uncovered what could be an attempt to interfere in its presidential election campaign using advertisements on Facebook that may have been financed from abroad, an assertion the social media platform disputed. European governments have been on high alert for signs of electoral interference since Romania cancelled an ongoing presidential election in December due to allegations of Russian interference, which …
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