Monthly fact-checking brief no. 34 is out
EDMO has published its latest monthly fact-checking brief, focusing on Macron’s words and Crocus’ terrorist attack boost disinformation about Ukraine.
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Be election smart campaign
EDMO and the EDMO Hubs launch an online campaign titled “Be Election Smart” on Monday April 29. This campaign will run for six weeks, aiming to support and empower European citizens in navigating the information landscape surrounding the European Parliament elections.
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Tips for users to detect AI-generated content
What to do when you encounter online content (image, audio, video or text) that you suspect could be AI-generated to convey disinformation? These tips come from the expertise of the EDMO’s network.
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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 Informatics Research Unit of TEPAK and Fact Check Cyprus, in collaboration with Greece Fact Check
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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 a lot in recent years, it’s ‘misinformation’.
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MedDMO’s actions are presented to Journalism students of the University of Cyprus
Freshman Journalism students learned the… secrets of combating misinformation as it is carried out within the framework of MedDMO from Professor of AUTH, Andreas Veglis.
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EDMO brief #33 is out: Disinformation about Ukraine grows, as does false content about the EU and immigration
March 21, 2024 Disinformation about the war in Ukraine increased by a few percentage points, going from 7% in January to 10% the following month. Disinformation about immigration and disinformation about the EU also increased, even if more moderately. View the month’s monthly report as compiled by EDMO’s fact-checking team here.
MedDMO continues its work in Limassol!
March 13, 2024 The MedDMO research project that started its journey to help combat disinformation in Greece, Cyprus and Malta in December 2022, continues its work for the next three days in Limassol. As part of an event that will take place on Thursday, March 14 between 10:30 – 12:15 in the Amphitheater of the
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Farmers’ protests gain traction in the disinformation sphere in January
February 19, 2024 The European Digital Media Observatory has identified the increase in disinformation related to the farmers’ protests in many countries of the European Union in January – following smaller rallies in the previous months. As noted in the relevant January brief, several false reports began to inflate the extent of the protests, using
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Disinformation up in December about EU, climate change, Ukraine and immigration
February 8, 2024 Disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war dropped significantly in December 2023, while disinformation about the EU, climate change, Ukraine and immigration increased. View the month’s monthly report as compiled by EDMO’s fact-checking team here.
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