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Greece: Report on Pro-Russian disinformation targetting Zelensky

Ukraine was the target of Russian disinformation long before Russia launched its invasion in 2022, but new disinformation narratives about Volodymyr Zelensky, his wife and ...

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 ...

Report – Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Verification

This report examines the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in addressing the growing challenge of online disinformation. It provides an in-depth examination of AI-driven media ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

MedDMO Media Plurality Report 2023

In this report, we present the work conducted under Work Package 5 regarding the monitoring of media plurality in the region of Greece, Cyprus and ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...