“Kompromat” is a portmanteau of the Russian terms for “compromising” and “material”. The term “kompromat” is derived from the Russian language (компромат), an abbreviation of “compromising material” (компрометирующий материал, transliterated as komprometiruyushchy material). This tactic, deeply embedded in the fabric of political warfare, revolves around collecting, storing, trading, and deploying disparaging information about individuals. With roots tracing back to the Soviet Union era, kompromat has been meticulously refined over time, exerting influence across various domains: political, electoral, legal, professional, judicial, media, and business....

Abdellah El Moundji, Secretary General of the Algerian Presidency - alleged target of a Kompromat operation by the Algerian secret services. According to information released by a whistleblower known as Amir DZ, Abdellah El Mounji, the Secretary General of the Algerian Presidency (El Mouradia), is allegedly subjected to Kompromat blackmail by Algerian Intelligence. The whistleblower claims that Mounji was ensnared in a honeytrap, which allegedly involved the wife of an imprisoned Algerian minister....

Overview According to leaked information provided by Amir DZ, there are plans underway, allegedly orchestrated by General Said Chengriha, to destroy the military prison in Blida. The leak suggests that the motive behind this shocking action is to eliminate several generals incarcerated within the facility who purportedly possess compromising information on Chengriha. Leak Details Metadata Title: Plot to Destroy Blida Military Prison Date: 2023-09-28 Source: Undisclosed Whistleblower: Name: Amir DZ Organization: [Redacted] Type: Political Description: Plans to destroy military prison to eliminate individuals with compromising information....

Claim President Abdelmadjid Tebboune stated that George Washington gifted two pistols to Emir Abdelkader. Fact Check The Claim The Algerian president declared that George Washington, the first US president, presented Emir Abdelkader with two pistols. Reality Check This claim is historically inaccurate. George Washington served as president from 1789 to 1797, while Emir Abdelkader was born in 1808. The two figures did not live concurrently. It was Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth US president, who gifted the pistols to Abdelkader, acknowledging his humanitarian efforts during the conflicts in Damascus in 1860....

Claim President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria claimed that the country would produce 1.3 billion cubic meters (m³) of potable water per day through desalination of seawater by the end of the next year. Fact Check The Claim President Tebboune confidently stated that Algeria would produce a staggering 1.3 billion m³ of desalinated water daily by the close of the following year. Reality Check As of the last update in January 2022, the largest desalination plant globally is the Ras Al-Khair Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia, with a daily production capacity of approximately 1....