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|description=The first of many leaks which exposed covertly organised groups of Russophobic academics, journalists, government officers and [[deep state operatives]] who strategised about how to alert to people to a purported Russian "threat".
 
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|exposed=Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Austria, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Baltics, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Central-Eastern Europe, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/France, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Germany, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Greece, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Italy, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Netherlands, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Nordic, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Spain, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/US-Canada, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Ukraine, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Journalists
 
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The '''first tranche of the [[Integrity Initiative Leak]]''' was posted on 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018.
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The '''first tranche of the [[Integrity Initiative Leak]]''' was posted on 5<sup>th</sup> November [[2018]]. This revealed that the group had covertly organised groups of [[Russophobic]] [[academics]], [[journalists]], government officers and [[deep state operatives]] who strategised about how to alert to people to a purported Russian "threat". Their preoccupation with this threat, and their insistence upon [[Integrity Initiative/Secrecy|secrecy]] was clear from the first leak. Six subsequent leaks gradually exposed the scope of the multi-million pound project who was shown to directly involving hundreds of people.<ref>See [[Integrity Initiative/Leak|leaks]] [[Integrity Initiative/Leak/2|2]], [[Integrity Initiative/Leak/3|3]], [[Integrity Initiative/Leak/4|4]], [[Integrity Initiative/Leak/5|5]], [[Integrity Initiative/Leak/6|6]] & [[Integrity Initiative/Leak/7|7]] for further details </ref>
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==Exposures==
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[[image:Integrity Initiative Moncloa campaign.jpg|left|512px]]
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The first leak included a timeline of the Moncloa campaign, initiated on 07 06 2018. This was a covert smear campaign to prevent the appointment of [[Pedro Baños]] as [[Director of the Spanish Department of Homeland Security]].
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|text=We engage only very discreetly with governments, based entirely on trusted personal contacts, specifically to ensure that they do not come to see our work as a problem, and to try toinfluence them gently, as befits an independent NGO operation like ours
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|date=2018
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|source_name=Integrity Initiative/Leak/1#Top 3 deliverables (for FCO).pdf
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==Response==
 
==Response==
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On 26 November 2018, the [[Integrity Initiative]] admitted that some documents had been hacked, but declined to state whether any particular documents were authentic, leaving the way clear for possible future claims that some were forged.
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On 26 November 2018, the [[Integrity Initiative]] admitted that some documents had been hacked, but declined to state whether any particular documents were authentic, leaving the way clear for possible future claims that some were forged. A UK Foreign Office spokesperson stated that:
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|text=The [[Institute for Statecraft]] [Integrity Initiative’s parent organisation], an independent [[charity]], was hacked several weeks ago and numerous documents were published and amplified by Kremlin news channels.
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The Russian state media campaign’s objective is clear. This is yet another example of [[Russian disinformation]] intended to confuse audiences and discredit an organisation which is working independently to tackle the threat of disinformation.
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|source_URL=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour-russia-conspiracy-theory_uk_5bfec50fe4b0425d70c0bac0
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|date=12 November
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==Reporting==
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The leak aroused great interest from alternative media, including [[RT]].<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/444737-uk-funded-campaign-russia-leaks/</ref>
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It was not widely reported in UK {{ccm}}.
  
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==Next Leak==
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The [[second Integrity Initiative leak]] was posted 24 days later, on 29 November 2018.
 
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Date5 November 2018
LocationCyberguerilla
Perpetrators'Anonymous'
Exposed • Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Austria
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Baltics
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Central-Eastern Europe
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/France
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Germany
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Greece
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Italy
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Netherlands
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Nordic
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Spain
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/US-Canada
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Ukraine
• Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Journalists
DescriptionThe first of many leaks which exposed covertly organised groups of Russophobic academics, journalists, government officers and deep state operatives who strategised about how to alert to people to a purported Russian "threat".

The first tranche of the Integrity Initiative Leak was posted on 5th November 2018. This revealed that the group had covertly organised groups of Russophobic academics, journalists, government officers and deep state operatives who strategised about how to alert to people to a purported Russian "threat". Their preoccupation with this threat, and their insistence upon secrecy was clear from the first leak. Six subsequent leaks gradually exposed the scope of the multi-million pound project who was shown to directly involving hundreds of people.[1]

Exposures

Integrity Initiative Moncloa campaign.jpg

The first leak included a timeline of the Moncloa campaign, initiated on 07 06 2018. This was a covert smear campaign to prevent the appointment of Pedro Baños as Director of the Spanish Department of Homeland Security.

“We engage only very discreetly with governments, based entirely on trusted personal contacts, specifically to ensure that they do not come to see our work as a problem, and to try toinfluence them gently, as befits an independent NGO operation like ours”
unknown (2018)  [2]

Response

On 26 November 2018, the Integrity Initiative admitted that some documents had been hacked, but declined to state whether any particular documents were authentic, leaving the way clear for possible future claims that some were forged. A UK Foreign Office spokesperson stated that:

“The Institute for Statecraft [Integrity Initiative’s parent organisation], an independent charity, was hacked several weeks ago and numerous documents were published and amplified by Kremlin news channels. The Russian state media campaign’s objective is clear. This is yet another example of Russian disinformation intended to confuse audiences and discredit an organisation which is working independently to tackle the threat of disinformation.”
 (12 November)  [3]

Reporting

The leak aroused great interest from alternative media, including RT.[4]

It was not widely reported in UK commercially-controlled media.

Next Leak

Full article: Integrity Initiative/Leak/2

The second Integrity Initiative leak was posted 24 days later, on 29 November 2018.

 

Examples

Page nameDescription
Document:Integrity Initiative Budget for the 12 months ending 31 March 2019Budget outlining how Integrity Initiative is going to control the information space, and influence policy-makers, specialists and media.
Document:Progress report on establishing national clustersA report on building of a network of cells to monitor and influence public opinion
Document:Project Proposal Integrity Initiative 2017-18Budget proposal for a secret influence network that will protect "the Western system of democratic values"..."against attack by those powers who would seek to overturn our system and all it stands for," no less.
Document:Project Title INTEGRITY INITIATIVE Phase IIProject application for phase II of Integrity Initiative
Document:The Integrity Initiative Guide to Countering Russian DisinformationA guide to Russian disinformation, an ideological prep guide for dedicated II operatives
Document:The Network of NetworksA handbook for Integrity Initiative activities, including starting clusters
Document:Top 3 deliverables/achievements of phase 1An interesting document describing US parts of the network; NATO General Secretary Stoltenberg and other high level contacts;silencing pro-kremlin voices on Serbian TV; Spanish operation to fire Pedro Baños
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References

  1. ↑ See leaks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 for further details
  2. ↑ Integrity Initiative/Leak/1#Top 3 deliverables (for FCO).pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour-russia-conspiracy-theory_uk_5bfec50fe4b0425d70c0bac0 Huffington post
  4. ↑ https://www.rt.com/news/444737-uk-funded-campaign-russia-leaks/
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