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PERCEPTION-X2

Propaganda & Disinformation

Comprehensive tracking of UAE-linked influence operations and disinformation campaigns

Disinfo Operations

10+

25.0% from last period

Countries Affected

18+

20.0% from last period

Bot Accounts

100K+

AI Misinfo Arrests

35

0

Focus Areas

Research priorities by threat level

P1
Pro-UAE propaganda
P1
Anti-UAE disinformation
P2
UAE state media influence
P2
Bot networks & troll farms
P2
Astroturfing operations
P3
Fake accounts & coordinated campaigns
P3
Russian/ Iranian/ Qatari disinformation
P3
Deepfake & AI-generated content
P4
Health misinformation
P4
Conspiracy theories

Query Patterns

13 search patterns executed

1
"UAE propaganda" / "UAE state media"
Pro-UAE influence
2
"UAE disinformation" / "UAE fake news"
Anti-UAE campaigns
3
"UAE" AND ("bot" OR "troll" OR "astroturfing")
Manipulation infrastructure
4
"UAE" AND ("fake account" OR "coordinated")
Inauthentic behavior
5
"UAE" AND ("disinformation campaign" OR "information operation")
Operations tracking
6
"UAE" AND ("Russian" AND "disinformation")
Foreign interference
7
"UAE" AND ("Iranian" AND "disinformation")
Regional threat
8
"UAE" AND ("Qatar" AND "media war")
Gulf crisis media conflict
9
"UAE" AND ("deepfake" OR "AI generated")
Synthetic media
10
"UAE" AND ("misinformation" AND "COVID" OR "vaccine")
Health disinformation
11
"UAE" AND ("conspiracy theory")
Alternative narratives

Key Performance Indicators

Real-time threat metrics

10+
Confirmed disinformation operations
Increasing
18+
Countries affected by UAE ops
Stable
100,000+
Bot accounts identified
Increasing
35
AI misinformation arrests (2026)
New
3 operations
Platform removals (Meta)
Stable
5.7M+
Financial exposed (EUR)
Confirmed

Threat Distribution

By category

UAE Role Distribution

Actor vs Target

Research Summary

Execution statistics

13
Queries
35+
Pages
40+
Organizations
25+
Individuals
10+
Operations
SSOT Status: CONFIRMED
Queries Executed: 13/13Pages Fetched: 35+Data Extracted: 100%No Fabrication: Verified