June 3, 2024 22% of all misinformation recorded in the month of April 2024 was equally about the European Union and climate change (each one at 11%). From the brief published by EDMO and which is based on the analysis of 1,716 articles, it appears that the disinformation about the war between Israel and Hamas […]
May 23, 2024 Over 150 students in Malta got to participate in media and misinformation workshops organised by representatives from the University of Malta’s Department of Media and Communications in the past week. Sessions were held in San Andrea School, St Martin’s College and Junior College. The students, who ranged from 11 to 17, were
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May 22, 2024 The role of the MedDMO in the European ecosystem that works to combat disinformation was highlighted by AUTH professor Andreas Veglis at a conference in Rhodes. The conference on “The role of journalism in local development and environmental protection in the region” was organized on the weekend of 18-19/5 by the Association
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May 15, 2024 Researchers play a pivotal role in ensuring MedDMO’s impactful contribution to the fight against disinformation in Greece, Cyprus and Malta. In an interview for The Media & Learning Association (MLA), four of MedDMO’s researchers shed light on the leading players for the promotion of media literacy in the three countries, on the
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In preparation for the upcoming European elections in June 2024, an educational activity was conducted at the University of Cyprus as part of the relevant initiatives of the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) on digital and media literacy.
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A paper that is to be published in early June titled ‘Exploring Left-Wing Extremism on the Decentralized Web: An Analysis of Lemmygrad.ml ‘ acknowledges MedDMO.
Paper on left-wing extremism on decentralized web acknowledges MedDMO Read More »
EDMO has published its latest monthly fact-checking brief, focusing on Macron’s words and Crocus’ terrorist attack boost disinformation about Ukraine.
Monthly fact-checking brief no. 34 is out Read More »
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
Neapolis University Pafos – “Keys” for recognizing fake news in the hands of students Read More »
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’.
Misinformation and the EU elections: what to look out for Read More »
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.
MedDMO’s actions are presented to Journalism students of the University of Cyprus Read More »
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