Investigations
Investigations
Browse the growing collection of MedDMO research reports and analyses exploring mis/disinformation trends across Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. Covering a wide range of topics, narratives, and societal developments, these publications provide insights into how false and misleading information shapes the broader information environment and public discourse in the region.
Apr15
Malta: Mis/disinformation analysis report on Trump’s Board of Peace and ICE
Polarisation is being exploited repeatedly in political rhetoric and forms the bedrock of much of the disinformation circulating in Malta and other places, not least ...
Jul31
Greece: Disinformation report on the emergence of deepfake scams on Facebook
Through this report, by focusing on Facebook, MedDMO demonstrates that deepfake-powered scams have emerged on social media platforms in Greece. Since late 2022, fact-checkers have ...
Jul30
Cyprus: Report on COVID-19 disinformation
Multiple false narratives about COVID-19 vaccines and their alleged harmful effects have spread across Cyprus, including fabricated stories about celebrity deaths caused by vaccines, distorted ...
Jul30
Cyprus: Report on alternative medicine disinformation
This report examines a disinformation campaign promoting various unproven alternative medicine therapies and substances as miraculous cures for serious medical conditions. These narratives exploit people's desire ...
Jul25
Malta: Disinformation report on Manoel Island concession narratives
In 2000, the Maltese government granted a private company a 99-year lease to develop two abandoned sites steeped in history on Malta’s north-eastern coast, including ...
Jul16
Greece: COVID-19 Vaccine Mis/Disinformation
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, disinformation about vaccines remains widespread across Greece. Some falsely claim that vaccines are linked to aggressive forms of cancer, ...
Jul08
Malta: Report on political disinformation against civil society
In a country that suffers from deep polarisation, protest for political accountability is dismissed as a partisan act. Malta’s ruling party, the Labour Party, particularly capitalised on ...
Jul04
Cyprus: Disinformation report on misleading claims about the Russian-Ukraine war spread through podcasts by MEP Feidias Panagiotou
The podcast run by controversial MEP Feidias Panagiotou has featured a series of misleading claims about the Russian-Ukraine war, including descriptions of the conflict as ...
Jun26
Cyprus: Disinformation report on Ukraine “Playing a Double Game” with America and Europe
Ukraine is frequently depicted as playing a double game with its key Western allies through a series of false or misleading claims about land ownership, ...
Jun26
Cyprus: Disinformation report on the International Community “Abandoning” Ukraine
This report examines several false claims shared across Cyprus about the alleged dwindling support that the Ukrainian cause is enjoying around Europe.
May22
Greece: European Parliament elections disinformation report
The European Parliament elections held in June 2024 saw widespread disinformation across Greece, Cyprus and Malta, often targeting issues such as migration, national sovereignty, and ...
May12
Greece: Report on the Pro-Russian narrative linking Ukraine with Nazism
Ever since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a series of claims aimed at discrediting Ukraine and reinforcing the narrative of widespread Nazism across ...