The November fact-checking brief of EDMO points to a clear shift in how disinformation is being produced and shared. Pro-Russian and xenophobic narratives are increasingly amplified through generative AI, making false content easier to produce, quicker to spread, and often more convincing.
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The Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) participated in the cluster event for Safer Internet Centres (SICs) and European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) hubs, hosted by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) on 5 December 2025 in Brussels. MedDMO was represented by its Coordinator, Nikos Sarris, who presented the hub’s communication strategy, objectives, and overall impact.
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The Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) participated in the 6th Interdisciplinary Forum organized by the Graduate School of the University of Cyprus on Friday, December 5, 2024.
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The EDMO October briefing shows that false claims about migration and the situation in the Middle East, especially Gaza, were among the most widespread during the month.
October Snapshot of Disinformation Narratives in Europe Read More »
November 5, 2025 The MedDMO 2 kick-off meeting, held last week at the University of Malta, attracted notable attention from local media outlets, underscoring the growing public interest in efforts to combat disinformation across the Mediterranean region. The event was covered by Times of Malta, which highlighted the challenges of disinformation affecting even young audiences,
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October 30, 2025 30.10.2025 Media experts from around the Mediterranean held a public event at the University of Malta on Thursday (30th October) on the theme of fighting disinformation and empowering society. This interactive event marked the start of the second round of the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO), an EU-funded project bringing together journalists,
The October edition of the EDMO Monthly Brief highlights how disinformation across Europe continued to revolve around the war in Ukraine, migration issues, and narratives challenging the EU’s credibility for month September.
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October 20, 2025 The official start of the second round of the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory is just around the corner, as partners will lay out their renewed plans in Malta on the 30th and 31st of October. As part of the kick off meeting, a separate session will be held, designed to bring together
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October 3, 2025 In their successive appearances in recent days both in the media and in important discussion panels and podcasts, researchers from the Cyprus University of Technology and Fact Check Cyprus have extensively referred to the problem of disinformation in Cyprus. In particular, Dr. Michalis Sirivianos gave an interview to a podcast related to
September 18, 2025 The most targeted topic by disinformation in the month of August according to EDMO, has been climate change, in line with the growing trend registered the past month. Additionally, false news related to the war in Ukraine and to the European Union have also increased, as it happened with disinformation on the
Climate change, Ukraine and EU: Most targeted topics by disinfo in August Read More »
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