Foreign Interference in Elections Collection - Removal Information

The library was archived between February 3 and February 21, 2025. 

Note: One each page archived on CISA.gov, CISA added a banner stating "In an effort to keep CISA.gov current, the archive contains outdated information that may not reflect current policy or programs." 

When it was archived, the section on "Foreign Influence Operations and Disinformation" was removed from the archived version. The section contained six resources (see image below and links in the section above).  Three of those resources have also been removed (and not just archived) from CISA's website entirely:

• Securing Election Infrastructure Against the Tactics of Foreign Malign Influence Operations

• Election Security: Rumor vs. Reality 

• CISA Insights: Preparing for and Mitigating Foreign Influence Operations Targeting Critical Infrastructure 

CISA also removed the section entitled "Joint Releases with Federal Partners" from the archived version of the page, which contained links 8 resources, two of which were removed: 

• 2024 PSA: Just So You Know: Foreign Threat Actors Likely to Use a Variety of Tactics to Develop and Spread Disinformation During 2024 U.S. General Election Cycle 

• 2022: Foreign Actors Likely to Use Information Manipulation Tactics for 2022 Midterm Elections 

The details of the removed and/or archiving of resources linked to on the resource library page are described in detail in the sections below. 

The resource was removed sometime after March 2, 2025 (We know this because the resource is archived several times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on March 2, 2025). 

The Spanish language version of the resource was also removed between February 13 and March 15, 2025.  

Removal details

The toolkit was removed between February 4 and February 21, 2025. The resource is archived several times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 4, 2025. By February 21, the resource had been removed. 

Note: An archived webpage describing the toolkit is still live (at 5/18/2025), however it does not link to the toolkit (which has been removed). Images of this webpage both before and after it was archived is presented below. 

The guide is archived several times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 13, 2025. By February 22, the resource had been removed. 

Note: The resource landing page is still live (as at 5/26/2025) but does not include any links to the resource. 

The resource is archived many times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 28, 2025. By March 9, the resource had been removed. 

• The landing page for the resource was also removed (between February 21 and March 26, 2025 ) as was the Spanish language version of the resource.

The resource is archived several times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 13, 2025. By March 28, the resource had been removed. 

The resource is archived several times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 3, 2025. By February 22, the resource had been removed. 

The Spanish version of the resource was removed sometime between February 3 and February 21, 2025. 

The resource is archived many times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 24, 2025. By March 25, the resource had been removed from the CISA website. The landing page (see below) for the resource was also removed, between February 21, 2025 and March 13, 2025. 

The resource is still (as of 5/26/2025) available on the ODNI website. 

The resource is archived several times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 14, 2025. By March 14, the resource had been removed. 

The resource is archived many times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 11, 2025. By February 21, the resource had been removed. 

Below is an example of one of the rumors the resource debunked. 

The PDF resource is still live (as of 5/26/2025) but the landing page for the resource was archived between February 3, 2025 and February 22, 2025, and the link to the PDF removed from the landing page. 

The PDF resource is still live (as of 5/26/2025) but the landing page for the resource was archived between February 3, 2025 and February 22, 2025, and the link to the PDF removed from that page. 

The factsheet is archived several times on the Wayback Machine, with the last snapshot taken on February 2, 2025. By March 9, the link to the resource had been removed. 

Note: The resource itself is still live (at 5/18/2025), however it is orphaned and the CISA page does not link to it. 

The Spanish version of the resource has been removed. An archived version is available here. 

• Foreign Actors and Cybercriminals Likely to Spread Disinformation Regarding 2020 Election Results is still live (as of 5/25/2025) but the landing page for the resource was archived between February 3, 2025 and February 21, 2025, and the link to the PDF removed from that page. 

• Foreign Actors Likely to Use Online Journals to Spread Disinformation Regarding 2020 Elections was archived by Gov Info and an earlier draft (undated) of the resource remains live on CISA's website (as of 5/25/2025), but the landing page for the resource has been archived and the resource is not linked to from the landing page. 

• Spoofed Internet Domains Pose Cyber and Disinformation Risks to Voters is still live (as of 5/25/2025) but not linked to from the CISA website. The landing page for the resource was archived between February 3, 2025 and February 21, 2025 and the link to the resource removed. 

• Post Election Process Mapping was removed before or around the 2024 election (between October 2, and November 19, 2024. Other factsheets in the same series were archived and retained on the CISA website.  

  • A similar factsheet for the 2024 election is still live (as of 5/18/2025). 

All links to content on the FMIC News Room were removed between February 3 and February 28, 2025. The current page (5/26/2025) contains no news stories (see image below).  The resources the page formerly linked to are still available via direct URL on the ODNI website, but they cannot be accessed via the newsroom.  You need to know the full URL to find them. 

Sometime between February 1 and February 22, 2025, the FBI removed the "Combating Foreign Influence" section of its website. The section linked to numerous resources, including the "Protected Voices" initiative, which was also removed from the website (see the next section). 

Between February 6 and February 11, 2025, the FBI removed the "Protected Voices" section of its website. The videos that were once linked on the section are now "private" and inaccessible (see below).