EDMO brief on EU disinformation in June: Stable on climate change and Ukraine, up on EU issues and down on coronavirus
July 19, 2023 Read the analytical findings of EDMO here.
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MedDMO: Starting September, we begin to research similarities in disinformation in Greece, Malta and Cyprus
June 26, 2023 The research findings of common ground of misinformation in Greece, Cyprus and Malta enters its final stage, for the Mediterranean Observatory of Digital Media – under the auspices of the EU – whose operation began at the end of last year. This was revealed by its members who spoke about the evolution
New brief from EDMO: Climate change disinformation on the rise in May
June 15, 2023 The scope of disinformation related to Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic in May in the European Union continues to move steadily, while cases of disinformation related to climate change continue to increase. This is the central conclusion of the information note of the European Digital Media Observatory for the month of May,
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Participation of MedDMO in the Task Force for the 2024 European elections
May 26, 2023 With journalist Stamos Archontis from Ellinika Hoaxes, MedDMO participates in the action group set up by EDMO to combat disinformation ahead of the 2024 European elections. Building on the experience of the corresponding EDMO Task Force on disinformation about the war in Ukraine, the new task force plans to carry out a
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EDMO: Declining COVID-19 and Ukraine Disinformation in April – Stabilized one regarding Climate Change
May 17, 2023 EDMO’s brief on the types of disinformation in Europe in April was released, with fake news around the coronavirus and the war in Ukraine decreasing significantly and fake news around climate change being stabilised. In particular, of the 1,402 fact-checks published by the 30 organizations cooperating with EDMO, 173 (12%) were related
Dr. N. Sarris on ERT3: The leap of AI is huge – Seeing is not believing any more
April 27, 2023 Technology development will steeply increase in such a way that people won’t be able to believe in their own eyes. That’s what Dr. Nikos Sarris, CERTH researcher and MedDMO coordinator said in his appearance on Greek national television (ERT3) and more specifically on “Day with Color” news show. As he said, “technology
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MedDMO.eu: Presentation of the new website in Cyprus
April 4, 2023 At the University of Cyprus and more specifically in Nicosia, on March 29 and 30, representatives of the institutions and companies that make up the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory, which was established last December with EU funds to develop tools and promote actions against disinformation, got together. In front of an academic
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Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria spur disinformation narratives
March 23, 2023 According to the newly released EDMO brief, the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February, 2023 was major news and, as usually happens with major media stories, disinformation immediately followed. Covid and Ukraine-related disinformation remained stable in Febrouary; on the contrary, the topic of climate change seemed to be dropping.
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New MedDMO meeting in Cyprus in late March
March 6, 2023 Representatives of MedDMO’s partners are set to meet up in Cyprus at the end of March 2023 for two days (29-30/3) The meeting will take place at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia. In the course of the meeting, the newly launched MedDMO website will be presented to members of the Press.
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MedDMO kickoff meeting in Thessaloniki
December 6, 2022 The Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO), the regional hub of the European Digital Media Observatory covering Greece, Cyprus and Malta was launched on December 1st 2022 in Thessaloniki. The two-year-and-a-half project brought together the participating partners involved in a two day kick off event. During the event, partners spoke about their area of
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