About MedDMO
The Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) brings together digital investigation journalists, media literacy experts and academic researchers from Cyprus, Greece and Malta working to counter the disinformation crisis facing democracies across the globe. The project is part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), a network of hubs across Europe tackling disinformation narratives that have polarized the EU.
The Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) brings together digital investigation journalists, media literacy experts and academic researchers from Cyprus, Greece and Malta working to counter the disinformation crisis facing democracies across the globe. The project is part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), a network of hubs across Europe tackling disinformation narratives that have polarized the EU.
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News & Events
News & Events
Neapolis University Pafos – “Keys” for recognizing fake news in the hands of students
Fifteen undergraduate students of the University of Neapolis in Paphos learned tangible ways of identifying and preventing disinformation, following an educational initiative by the Social ...
News & Events
Misinformation and the EU elections: what to look out for
Article by Megan Mallia, Researcher at the University of Malta, a partner of the MedDMO project If there is one word we have been hearing ...
Research & Studies
Research & Studies
Identifying Misinformation on YouTube through Transcript Contextual Analysis with Transformer Models
YouTube, as a dominant platform for video content, has become an essential source of information for many. However, its user-generated nature makes it susceptible to ...
Research & Studies
Detecting Disinformation Cascades on Twitter (CUT)
Recent events have demonstrated that disinformation spread through social networks can have dire political, economic, and social consequences. Detecting disinformation must inevitably rely on the ...
Media Literacy
Media Literacy - Tools
Deepfake detection
The deepfake detection module is a tool that helps the user detect facial manipulations in images and videos. The tool can detect manipulations that are ...
Media Literacy - Tools
Location Estimation
As there have been many cases where photographs have been presented out of context in order to mislead public opinion, it is
EDMO Hubs
Click the map to see a list of EDMO’s 14 hubs, covering all
27 EU Member States plus Norway.
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