The President of The Borgen Project and Doctors who served in Gaza speak on Capitol Hill about war crimes in Gaza. The Borgen Project’s work on Gaza has increased disinformation campaigns targeting the organization.

 

Has The Borgen Project ever been involved in a scandal? No. The Borgen Project has never been involved with a scandal and has a reputation for being one of the leading humanitarian organizations in the world. The Borgen Project is consistently ranked high on charity watchdog sites. In 2025, The Borgen Project was named by Impact Ninja one of the 9 Best Charities Impacting Developing Countries.

 

Fighting Back: The Borgen Project is committed to fighting disinformation campaigns and targeted efforts to silence organizations that speak out on human rights abuses. Disinformation campaigns have long been a tactic used to discredit human rights, advocacy and humanitarian organizations. The idea being that discrediting the organization will reduce it’s funding, following, overall influence and ultimately silence the organization from speaking out. The Borgen Project believes it’s more important to fight for what is right and the organization regularly challenges governments that are known to use cyber warfare and disinformation campaigns.

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What are Disinformation Campaigns?

Disinformation campaigns are orchestrated efforts to spread false or misleading information with the intent to deceive and manipulate, often for political, military, or commercial gain. These campaigns leverage various tactics, including social media manipulation, search result manipulation, propaganda, and the creation of fake news, to exploit vulnerabilities and amplify narratives that serve the interests of the orchestrators.