Misinformation about migrants increased by five percentage points in July compared to June, according to the EDMO brief.
At the same time, fake news about climate change was increased by three percentage and rose to second place, while fake news about the war in Ukraine fell to third place, falling compared to last summer.
Read the researchers’ findings for July in detail here.
The Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) is an alliance of fact-checkers, media literacy experts and scientists taking a coordinated approach to combating disinformation and misinformation.
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