Just before and after the prime minister called Malta’s snap general election, a number of dubious domains were registered, all leading to websites that were decidedly biased towards the governing Labour Party.
Operation Apostle: An Influence Operation Targeting Malta’s 2026 General Election Read More »
An educational workshop entitled “Disinformation and Verification Practices” was held on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, at the University of Cyprus (UCY) in Nicosia.
University of Cyprus: Students Learn About Disinformation and Verification Read More »
Assistant Professor Theodora Maniou delivered a presentation entitled “Partisan Shadows over Journalism: Structural Dependencies, Political Influences and Disinformation in the Cypriot Media”
Journalism and Disinformation in the Cypriot Media Read More »
Malta is no stranger to political disinformation. As a country dominated by the two larger parties – the Labour Party (Partit Laburista) and Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) – polarisation and rivalry fuel false and misleading narratives directed at maintaining power. In the run up to an election, this is only more evident.
Malta 2026 General Election Watch: Post-Vote Analysis Read More »
EDMO’s 60th monthly brief reports that the war in Ukraine, migration and hantavirus were among the topics most targeted by false news in May 2026.
Ukraine, migration and hantavirus at the centre of disinformation Read More »
In last week’s brief, we highlighted suspicious websites that emerged in the weeks just before and after Malta’s election was called. Since then, we have done some more digging, and it seems the story goes a lot deeper. We have therefore decided to dedicate this week’s brief to outlining the facts we know so far of what appears to be something worth investigating further.
Malta general election 2026 – Weekly brief #4: A story worth chasing Read More »
May 25, 2026 By Theofile Bloudanis The “Sandy” case, or “Sandygate”, in Cyprus quickly moved from the realm of a political and judicial scandal to that of a controversy over the reliability of the digital evidence linked to the investigation that “exposed” the scandal. The accusations made public by journalist Makarios Drousiotis, a candidate in
May 25, 2026 By Thanos Sitistas Behind seemingly harmless videos of young Chinese women speaking fluent Greek, sharing everyday moments, cultural stories and cheerful messages about China, a more complex influence operation appears to be taking shape. A network of Greek-language social media accounts, some officially labelled by Meta as China state-controlled media, has built
May 22, 2026 This is the third in a series of weekly briefs produced by MedDMO in the run-up to Malta’s general election on 30th May 2026. The previous briefs can be found here and here. This week saw the leaders of each political party contesting Malta’s general election face off for the first time
Malta general election 2026 – Weekly brief #3: Unearthing a Pandora’s box Read More »
An increase in disinformation around the war in Ukraine and migration was recorded in April 2026, according to EDMO’s 59th monthly brief.
Orban’s fall sends shockwaves in disinformation’s European ecosystem Read More »
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