The panel “Unmasking Election Meddlers: Information Manipulation in Elections and How to Combat It”, moderated by Tamara Branković, Deputy Program Director, CRTA, explored the vulnerability of elections to evolving manipulation techniques that tend to disrupt democratic processes. The panelists sought to answer three important questions: What are the most common election manipulation tactics? Who are the actors that nowadays pose the greatest threat to election integrity? Are we prepared for “deepfake” operations?