EDMO Briefs

Israel-Hamas conflict: At the top of disinformation in Europe during October

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 […]

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New brief from EDMO: Climate change disinformation on the rise in May

June 15, 2023 The scope of disinformation related to Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic in May in the European Union continues to move steadily, while cases of disinformation related to climate change continue to increase. This is the central conclusion of the information note of the European Digital Media Observatory for the month of May,

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EDMO: Declining COVID-19 and Ukraine Disinformation in April – Stabilized one regarding Climate Change

May 17, 2023 EDMO’s brief on the types of disinformation in Europe in April was released, with fake news around the coronavirus and the war in Ukraine decreasing significantly and fake news around climate change being stabilised. In particular, of the 1,402 fact-checks published by the 30 organizations cooperating with EDMO, 173 (12%) were related

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Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria spur disinformation narratives

March 23, 2023 According to the newly released EDMO brief, the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February, 2023 was major news and, as usually happens with major media stories, disinformation immediately followed. Covid and Ukraine-related disinformation remained stable in Febrouary; on the contrary, the topic of climate change seemed to be dropping.

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