(Local) Individual actors supported by Russia and Iran are leading an extensive disinformation campaign against Sweden, according to the Psychological Defence Agency which has now been tasked with tackling disinformation on Quran burnings in the country.
Influence campaigns against Sweden have escalated following the most recent spate of Quran burnings in the country, although the situation is calmer than it was during the summer.
“There is a lot of criticism and denouncement [of Sweden], as well as boycott threats and calls to attack Sweden and Swedes,” Magnus Hjort, temporary director-general of the Psychological Defence Agency, said during a press conference on Tuesday.
