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.
May07
Greece: Report on US-Related misleading claims since Trump’s second inauguration
Since Donald Trump's inauguration as US President in January 2025, a wave of false and misleading claims spread across Greek social media. Several of these ...
Mar11
Greece: Report on Disinformation targetting the LGBTQ+ Community in Greece
In this narrative report, we examine the mis/disinformation that circulated online in Greece from January 2024 - during the public consultation and subsequent passage of ...
Feb06
Malta: Report on disinformation about COVID
Malta was no stranger to the Covid infodemic that travelled the world in recent years. This report trawls through some of the false and misleading ...
Feb04
Greece: Report on disinformation regarding wildfires and wind turbines
This report examines misleading claims spread in Greece about renewable energy, focusing on a recurring misleading narrative linking wildfires to the construction of inland wind ...
Jan16
Cyprus: Report on disinformation regarding pathogens
A series of conspiracy theories about Ukrainian labs carrying out research into pathogens were spread across Cyprus in recent months, in an attempt to justify ...
Jan07
Malta: Report on disinformation targeting the media
Last year a series of articles, including some about a political scandal that erupted in Malta, were taken down from Google's search results after somebody ...
Jan07
Cyprus: Report on disinformation narratives about sensitive political issues
A visit from Brazilian football sensation Ronaldinho to the occupied territories of Cyprus leveraged the player’s fame to spread disinformation narratives about sensitive political issues. ...
Dec04
Malta: Report on disinformation about population and migration
Migration and population have long been a popular topic of disinformation in Malta, Europe's most densely populated country, frequently encouraging xenophobic sentiments and spreading fear. ...
Oct21
Cyprus: Climate change disinformation report
Unusual summertime weather conditions in Cyprus frequently fuel false and misleading narratives about climate change. This report examines some of these narratives, exploring how climate ...
Oct15
Malta: Report on disinformation about public inquiries
Inquiries carried out by authorities in Malta, whether they are held in public or behind closed doors, have been a frequent target of mis- or ...
Sep09
Malta: Report on disinformation about construction
In the wake of a series of tragic construction-related incidents in Malta, this report investigates a series of disinformation narratives linked to the construction industry, ...
Sep03
Greece: Migration disinformation report
The report looks into several harmful and malicious scams that have circulated across Maltese social media over the past months. The scams frequently use recontextualised ...