Stefan Novak

Disinformation researcher and former intelligence analyst who spent 6 years at NATO's Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga before going independent. MA in security studies from King's College London, BA in Slavic languages from Charles University in Prague. Has tracked influence operations across 30 countries and his analysis of bot networks during the 2024 elections was cited by the EU External Action Service. Born in Bratislava, speaks Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, and English — which makes him unusually good at reading disinformation campaigns in their original languages. Writes about information warfare, propaganda techniques, OSINT methodology, social media manipulation, and why media literacy is now a national security issue. Known for a thread deconstructing a Russian influence operation in real-time that got 8 million views. Collects Cold War propaganda posters and considers them professional development.