A clear rise in migration-related disinformation narratives was recorded by the European Digital Media Observatory in August, with related reports accounting for 9% of the total, up from 7% in July.
EDMO: Immigration Disinformation Rises in August Read More »
For the month of July, the EDMO fact-checking network notes that disinformation about the EU diminishes, while climate change is the most targeted topic by false stories.
New EDMO brief on disinformation around Politics and the Olympic Games Read More »
In June, the disinformation targeting the elections held continued, with narratives that revolved around them being allegedly rigged.
Malicious post-election disinformation pushes claims about ‘fixed election’ Read More »
Malicious disinformation about the EU has reached its highest levels since May 2023. It represents a percentage corresponding to 15% of the total disinformation issues recorded in May 2024.
May 2024: Disinformation about the EU increased a month before the European elections Read More »
June 3, 2024 22% of all misinformation recorded in the month of April 2024 was equally about the European Union and climate change (each one at 11%). From the brief published by EDMO and which is based on the analysis of 1,716 articles, it appears that the disinformation about the war between Israel and Hamas
EDMO has published its latest monthly fact-checking brief, focusing on Macron’s words and Crocus’ terrorist attack boost disinformation about Ukraine.
Monthly fact-checking brief no. 34 is out Read More »
March 21, 2024 Disinformation about the war in Ukraine increased by a few percentage points, going from 7% in January to 10% the following month. Disinformation about immigration and disinformation about the EU also increased, even if more moderately. View the month’s monthly report as compiled by EDMO’s fact-checking team here.
February 19, 2024 The European Digital Media Observatory has identified the increase in disinformation related to the farmers’ protests in many countries of the European Union in January – following smaller rallies in the previous months. As noted in the relevant January brief, several false reports began to inflate the extent of the protests, using
Farmers’ protests gain traction in the disinformation sphere in January Read More »
December 20, 2023 The 32 organizations* part of the EDMO fact-checking network that contributed to this brief published a total of 1.354 fact-checking articles in November 2023. Out of these articles, 349 (26%) focused on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, 72 (5%) on Ukraine-related disinformation; 69 (5%) on COVID-19-related disinformation; 72 (5%) on climate
EDMO brief: Disinformation about the Middle East conflict remains prominent in November Read More »
November 17, 2023 The highest relative percentage of fake news recorded since April 2022 on a single topic in Europe belongs to the Israel-Hamas conflict during October 2023. In particular, 573 cases of fake stories revolved around it, out of a total of 1,576, i.e. a percentage of almost 36%. The most recent similar case
Israel-Hamas conflict: At the top of disinformation in Europe during October Read More »
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