Foreign powers and others outside Sweden use disinformation, misinformation and propaganda to influence us.

Attempts to influence us, primarily through online platforms and social media, occur on a daily basis. The goal of these actions is to sow mistrust and erode our will to defend ourselves.

Those seeking to influence us may do so in the following ways:

• Spreading lies, false narratives, or stories that are partially true, but taken out of context.
• Manufacturing fake images, videos or voice recordings.
• Attempts to elicit strong emotions related to certain issues or events to heighten a sense of worry or suspicion towards each other.

How you can contribute to our collective resilience:

• Be mindful of content that elicits a strong reaction.
• Only share information you know comes from reliable sources.
• Try to verify information from several different sources.
• Get verification from official government sources when something serious has happened.