Information Operations & Influence Taxonomy

Complete event type and subtype reference for Information Operations & Influence

Information Operations & Influence

Category ID: info_ops Icon: radio-tower Color: #D97706

This category contains 6 event types and 29 subtypes for tracking information operations & influence events.

Special Fields

This category includes the following specialized metadata fields:

Field	Type	Required	Options
operation_type	string	Yes	4 values (see below)
medium	string	Yes	6 values (see below)
target_audience	string	No	6 values (see below)
attribution_confidence	string	No	4 values (see below)
platforms_affected	array	No

Operation Type

Field ID: operation_type
Type: string
Required: Yes

Allowed values:

• State-sponsored
• Non-state
• Commercial
• Unknown

Medium

Field ID: medium
Type: string
Required: Yes

Allowed values:

• Social media
• Traditional media
• Messaging platforms
• Print
• Broadcast
• Multiple

Target Audience

Field ID: target_audience
Type: string
Required: No

Allowed values:

• Domestic
• Foreign
• Diaspora
• Global
• Military
• Specific demographic

Attribution Confidence

Field ID: attribution_confidence
Type: string
Required: No

Allowed values:

• Confirmed
• Probable
• Possible
• Unattributed

Platforms Affected

Field ID: platforms_affected
Type: array
Required: No

Event Type Hierarchy

The Information Operations & Influence category includes the following complete hierarchy:

Disinformation Campaign

Type ID: disinformation_campaign
Subtypes: 6

• Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (coordinated_inauthentic_behavior)
• Deepfake Deployment (deepfake_deployment)
• Fabricated News Outlet (fabricated_news_outlet)
• Forged Document Leak (forged_document_leak)
• Bot Network Operation (bot_network_operation)
• Astroturfing (astroturfing)

Propaganda

Type ID: propaganda
Subtypes: 4

• State Media Narrative (state_media_narrative)
• Foreign Influence Broadcast (foreign_influence_broadcast)
• Radicalization Content (radicalization_content)
• Historical Revisionism (historical_revisionism)

Censorship And Suppression

Type ID: censorship_and_suppression
Subtypes: 6

• Internet Shutdown (internet_shutdown)
• Website Blocking (website_blocking)
• Platform Ban (platform_ban)
• Journalist Detention (journalist_detention)
• Content Takedown Order (content_takedown_order)
• Publication Seizure (publication_seizure)

Election Interference

Type ID: election_interference
Subtypes: 4

• Voter Suppression Campaign (voter_suppression_campaign)
• Hack And Leak Operation (hack_and_leak_operation)
• Foreign Campaign Financing (foreign_campaign_financing)
• Polling Manipulation (polling_manipulation)

Influence Operation

Type ID: influence_operation
Subtypes: 5

• Foreign Agent Activity (foreign_agent_activity)
• Think Tank Capture (think_tank_capture)
• Academic Infiltration (academic_infiltration)
• Lobby Operation (lobby_operation)
• Cultural Influence Campaign (cultural_influence_campaign)

Media Manipulation

Type ID: media_manipulation
Subtypes: 4

• Narrative Laundering (narrative_laundering)
• Source Fabrication (source_fabrication)
• Selective Amplification (selective_amplification)
• Context Manipulation (context_manipulation)

Example API Queries

Get all Information Operations & Influence events

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.intrace.com/v1/corpus/events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"},
    params={"event_category": "info_ops"}
)
events = response.json()

Get Disinformation Campaign events

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.intrace.com/v1/corpus/events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"},
    params={
        "event_category": "info_ops",
        "event_type": "disinformation_campaign"
    }
)

Conceptual Guidance

Information operations are classified by:

• operation_type: Attribution of who’s behind it
• medium: Platform or channel used
• target_audience: Intended recipients
• attribution_confidence: Certainty of attribution

Disinformation vs Propaganda: False information vs biased but not necessarily false narratives.

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