A team of reporters uncovers 'Team Jorge', a group which claims to have worked on dozens of presidential elections around the world. It employs disinformation campaigns, false intelligence, hacks and blackmail to promote its clients’ interests.
A recent disconcerting report based on an investigation carried by 30 global media outlets, including the Guardian and DeSpiegel, claims to have exposed a team of freelance units based in Israel, which disrupt elections and manipulate public .
Former Israeli agents have apparently manipulated nearly three dozen elections. Their clients: power-hungry politicians and wealthy businessmen. They are part of a rapidly growing global disinformation industry in which Russia is far from the only player.