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.
Malta: Report on disinformation about COVID
February 6, 2025
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 ...
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Greece: Report on disinformation regarding wildfires and wind turbines
February 4, 2025
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 ...
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Cyprus: Report on disinformation regarding pathogens
January 16, 2025
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 ...
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Malta: Report on disinformation targeting the media
January 7, 2025
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 ...
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Cyprus: Report on disinformation narratives about sensitive political issues
January 7, 2025
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. ...
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Malta: Report on disinformation about population and migration
December 4, 2024
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. ...
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Cyprus: Climate change disinformation report
October 21, 2024
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 ...
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Malta: Report on disinformation about public inquiries
October 15, 2024
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 ...
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Malta: Report on disinformation about construction
September 9, 2024
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, ...
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Greece: Migration disinformation report
September 3, 2024
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 ...
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Malta: Report on Cyber Scams
August 23, 2024
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 ...
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Cyprus: Zelensky Disinformation Report
August 21, 2024
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has been the frequent target of disinformation in Cyprus
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