Disinformation campaign targeting Sweden over NATO membership and Koran burnings
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records a disinformation campaign claiming Sweden supported Koran burnings, aimed at undermining its NATO bid, which the dataset, citing Reuters, says Sweden described as Russia-backed. It codes the incident as influence operation, apparent goal compromise domestic / EU politics, target internet / Social media / News, location Sweden; the dataset dates it only to July 2023, so the date shown is the first of the month. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 July 2023
- Where
- Sweden, Sweden
- What
- other
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset links the incident to Russia, citing a source this draft could not open (see gaps).
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · leiden
Sources
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Disinformation campaign targeting Sweden over NATO membership and Koran burnings", ev-20261027-6zap, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-6zap/