In this regard, she explained that the strategy includes the creation of a unit for early detection of possible manipulations driven from abroad and, therefore, presumed influence campaigns.

The proposal is part of a package of 13 measures, presented jointly with the directors of Internal Intelligence and the Police.

In this plan, the European country’s government states that far-right extremists seek to undermine confidence in the stability and capacity of the State to act.

In addition, they warned that ‘they share this objective with some foreign actors who also have an interest in weakening democracy’.

They also warned about the use of fake accounts to create outreach on the Internet, invent stories with images based on artificial intelligence and feign credibility by copying newspaper websites.

The German executive said these campaigns are aimed at manipulating the free formation of opinion, political debate and undermining democracy.

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