The National Security Bureau responded to graphics published by Civic Platform (KO) that mocked and targeted the head of state. It demanded action from the Ministry of Digital Affairs, which, however, stated that everything “fell within the acceptable limits of public debate”.
For a long time, circles associated with the current ruling coalition have been attempting, in various ways, to discredit the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, and his political environment.
At the beginning of January 2026, a narrative targeting the president was launched in connection with his presence at Jasna Góra during a pilgrimage of football fan communities.
Amid this wave of propaganda attacks on the president, a graphic was created depicting Karol Nawrocki as a battered boxer, accompanied by the caption #PrezydentKiboli. This hashtag has also been circulating on KO accounts.
The National Security Bureau reports disinformation
In response to posts discrediting the President of Poland, the National Security Bureau took action.
“In January this year, a series of infographics discrediting the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, was published on the official @Obywatelska_KO profile on X. Their aim was to mislead public opinion regarding the President’s social mandate and to distort the image of the head of state. In response to this scandalous content, the Head of the National Security Bureau, Minister Sławomir Cenckiewicz, sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski, calling on him to clarify the matter and take decisive steps,” reads a statement published on the BBN profile.
The letter indicated that the BBN “had identified disinformation activities in cyberspace targeting the President of Poland, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Mr. Karol Nawrocki.”
“On January 12 and 13, 2025, hateful graphics (…) using the image of the President of Poland were published on the official, verified Civic Platform account on the X platform. These materials are based on prejudice, reinforce social polarization, and undermine trust in a public institution – the office of the President of Poland. In the opinion of the BBN, they may constitute part of a deliberate campaign targeting the head of state,” the letter states.
A perfunctory response after two months
The National Security Bureau waited nearly two months for a response from the Ministry of Digital Affairs – as noted on the X platform. The reply was described as “perfunctory”, and its content as “scandalous.”
“According to the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the disinformation infographics disseminated from the ruling Civic Platform account on X fall within the acceptable limits of ‘public debate’ and do not violate ‘currently applicable laws on disinformation.’ At the same time, the Ministry pointed to its own deficiencies in identifying disinformation content. In light of the above, the actions of the Ministry in this regard must be clearly regarded as dismissive, superficial, and, above all, indicative of a lack of understanding of what disinformation is and what threats it entails,” the BBN stated.
The BBN added that the Ministry’s actions “indicate consent to an aggressive form and tone of political discourse.”
In its response, the Ministry stated that the graphics in question were “an element of political debate” and that “not every opinion, judgment, or statement can be treated as disinformation.”
It also referenced President Nawrocki’s veto of a law implementing the EU’s Digital Services Act.
“In connection with the Ministry’s failure to act – despite its obligation to ensure the security of the information space in Poland, including combating disinformation – the President of Poland and the National Security Bureau will demand that the Ministry and the institutions subordinate to it or cooperating with it fulfill their statutory duties,” the Bureau added.