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.

Malta: Mis/disinformation analysis report on Trump’s Board of Peace and ICE

April 15, 2026

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 ...

Greece: Disinformation report on the emergence of deepfake scams on Facebook

July 31, 2025

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 ...

Cyprus: Report on COVID-19 disinformation

July 30, 2025

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 ...

Cyprus: Report on alternative medicine disinformation

July 30, 2025

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 ...

Malta: Disinformation report on Manoel Island concession narratives

July 25, 2025

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 ...

Greece: COVID-19 Vaccine Mis/Disinformation

July 16, 2025

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, ...

Malta: Report on political disinformation against civil society

July 8, 2025

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 ...

Cyprus: Disinformation report on misleading claims about the Russian-Ukraine war spread through podcasts by MEP Feidias Panagiotou

July 4, 2025

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 ...

Cyprus: Disinformation report on Ukraine “Playing a Double Game” with America and Europe

June 26, 2025

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, ...

Cyprus: Disinformation report on the International Community “Abandoning” Ukraine

June 26, 2025

This report examines several false claims shared across Cyprus about the alleged dwindling support that the Ukrainian cause is enjoying around Europe.

Malta: Anti-abortion misinformation report

May 26, 2025

Abortion remains a contentious issue in Malta, the only EU country to prohibit the practice, except in cases where the mother's life is at risk. ...

Greece: European Parliament elections disinformation report

May 22, 2025

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 ...