War in the Middle East and climate disasters dominate disinformation narratives in October 2024
The war in the Middle East emerged as the most targeted topic by false stories in October, followed by false stories exploiting climate disasters.
EDMO Briefs
US Elections and immigration top areas targeted by disinformation narratives in September 2024
Malicious misinformation about the US Elections and immigration were the top two thematic areas that EDMO network detected throughout September 2024, according to the corresponding brief.
EDMO: Immigration Disinformation Rises in August
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.
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New EDMO brief on disinformation around Politics and the Olympic Games
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.
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Malicious post-election disinformation pushes claims about ‘fixed election’
In June, the disinformation targeting the elections held continued, with narratives that revolved around them being allegedly rigged.
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May 2024: Disinformation about the EU increased a month before the European elections
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.
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April 2024: EU and climate change related misinformation was up, false claims around Ukraine are down slightly
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
Monthly fact-checking brief no. 34 is out
EDMO has published its latest monthly fact-checking brief, focusing on Macron’s words and Crocus’ terrorist attack boost disinformation about Ukraine.
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EDMO brief #33 is out: Disinformation about Ukraine grows, as does false content about the EU and immigration
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.
Farmers’ protests gain traction in the disinformation sphere in January
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
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