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🚨🇭🇺 "False or misleading statements targeting the #LGBTQ community 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 in mainstream pro-government #media in #Hungary."

🔍 Read the new investigation by lakmusz.hu, Hdmo.eu on prevalent topics, actors & methods – illustrated w/ examples from recent #Lakmusz #factchecks 👇

On 27 October, the EDMO BELUX consortium held a productive meeting to review current initiatives and plan future developments in the fight against disinformation.

Find out more through our newsletter: buff.ly/x8csiMG

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Joint letter | Invest in Free Media: Europe’s Democratic Foundation

"Europe’s democratic resilience depends on sustained and strategic support for the public interest information ecosystem"

✍️ EDMO joins 100+ orgs in calling for robust, strategic #EU #investment in free + independent #media in response to the proposal for the next #MFF. Full letter: loom.ly/cPAwZUM

"Any Response to Disinformation Needs to Respect Freedom of Expression" | Meeting Media Group Paula Gori, EDMO Secretary General and Coordinator, explains how transparency and media literacy can serve as benchmarks not only for journalism, but also for policy-makers and for new guidelines of s...

💬 "Any Response to #Disinformation Needs to Respect #FreedomofExpression"

Read the interview of EDMO Secretary-General @goripaula.bsky.social with meetingmediagroup.com 👇🏼

We’re kicking off MedDMO’s next chapter in Malta!
Join us Oct 30 (10–11:30 am) at the University of Malta (Room 414, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Sciences) to discuss disinformation, fact-checking & media pluralism across the Mediterranean.
🔗 Register: forms.gle/gtBkjTJyxGnJ...

New investigation | Pop fascism: rewriting history in the digital age

🚨 #𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹.

From #Franco fan edits to #Hitler #memes, a new wave of #popfascism is spreading fast across platforms incl. #TikTok, #Telegram, and #X, targeting young audiences.

👉 Read the new investigation by @maldita.es & @facta.news: loom.ly/dHT1boI

📱 Did any of the 5 most widely circulated fake stories of September pop up on your own screen?

🚫 #paracetamol 💊 → #autism
🚫 pro #EU🇪🇺 forces rigged #Moldova #election 🇲🇩
🚫 Orwellian UK police harass girl bc of Facebook activity 🚔

👉 Check them all & find all insights from our network: loom.ly/wdaEq8Q

A party in Bulgaria's ruling coalition attempted to pass a law jailing journalists for disclosing private information Published Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 10:38

The European Federation of Journalists issued an official statement as well, condemning this „disproportionate restriction on journalists’ right to cover private matters that are in the public interest“. brodhub.eu/en/news/a-pa...

Meta and Google stop political ads, hurting research on EU Political researchers have raised concerns their work would be affected due to Meta and Google's decision to cease their official ad services – a move responding to new EU regulations.

Political researchers have raised concerns their work would be affected due to Meta and Google's decision to cease their official ad services – a move responding to new EU regulations.

🌍 Summer marked by climate change hoaxes

In August, @edmo-eu.bsky.social fact-checkers in Europe recorded an increase in disinformation about climate change. Political narratives infiltrated false claims about extreme events, with pro-Russian disinformation also targeting environmental issues 👇

🇪🇺🗳️ 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: our new cross-country analysis of #politicaladvertising during the 2024 #EUelections examines:

– 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 #Meta & #Google on #CoP / #CoC commitments
– 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 during the run up to the #elections

👉 loom.ly/i7JDYiY

📢 We are honored to present the keynote speakers at the CEDMO Café: Brewing Resilience Against Disinformation Conference!

On Tuesday, September 23rd at @charlesuni.cuni.cz in Prague, the conference will bring together experts, partners, and donors to share insights on digital transformation 👇

Observational Snapshot: Protests against Euro Adoption, September 13th, 2025 Published Sunday 14 September 2025 at 07:56

The publication examines the digital information environment surrounding anti-euro protests in Bulgaria on September 13, utilizing real-time social media data collection, search analytics, Google platform monitoring, and contemporaneous source supplementation. brodhub.eu/en/research/...

🗳️🇲🇩 Latest insights on #Moldova by Funky.ong @brodhub.bsky.social:

– #Disinfo rising, mostly from pro #Kremlin sources
– Uncovered: Russian religious #propaganda, Belarusian spies, Vietnamese #botfarms
– Key narratives: #electionfraud, #authoritarianism, anti #EU sentiment

👉 More: loom.ly/4xbumpI

False Narratives Analysis of Russian Drone Incidents in Romanian Airspace

🚨 Last Saturday, a Russian #drone violated Romanian airspace, prompting Romanian authorities to issue #ROAlert warnings and urging the local population to seek shelter.

👉 Funky.ong @brodhub.bsky.social examined four primary false #narratives that emerged following the incident: loom.ly/UU7700k

Moldova ahead of the vote: "As the September elections draw closer, disinformation campaigns are becoming more sophisticated, blending paid political ads, AI-generated content, and coordinated cross-platform narratives."

🗳️🇲🇩 Catch up on the latest developments in #Moldova ahead of next week's parliamentary #election with expert analyses from our new Hub fact-hub.eu as well as @brodhub.bsky.social!

👉 Find all insights: loom.ly/C9s0Fn4
👉 Subscribe to the FACT Newsletter: fact-hub.eu

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 #𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰: 𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸’𝘀 𝗫 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 #𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆

📱"58% of posts contained false claims about the Irish presidency, constitution, or history."

🇮🇪🗳️ Read the new report by our colleagues at @edmoireland.bsky.social ahead of the 2025 Irish presidential #election 👇🏼

Hi @krycztof.bsky.social, thanks for reaching out. We checked with our colleagues and just responded to your Linkedin message from earlier today.

Trump’s Diplomacy and Summer Weather Catalyse Disinformation in August

⏳🪑🪑🪑 Have you seen the image of European leaders submissively waiting in a #WhiteHouse corridor for a meeting w/ #Trump? Chances are you have: according to data gathered by EDMO, the #AI generated #fake was the most viral piece of #disinformation detected in August.

👉 All insights: loom.ly/vg2qxfY

💬 @tommasocanetta.bsky.social notes that the #Palestinian side is also actively spreading #disinformation; however, "it's clear that right now we are seeing more disinformation coming from the pro #Israel side of things."

🗞️ Read the full DW report: www.dw.com/en/israel-pr...

FactCheck: Sign up to The Journal's monthly newsletter about misinformation trends See how we’re fighting back with quality information every month – and what’s happening in the wider world of disinformation.

With the date for #Aras25 set, and the candidates lining nominations, we'd advise everyone to subscribe to our partner organisation's @thejournal.ie FactCheck newsletter.

This month they're looking at some of the fringe candidates, and a look back at previous Irish Presidental elections.

📢 Meet the voices of our panel Educating for Resilience!

At CEDMO Café: Brewing Resilience Against Disinformation, we’ll explore media literacy – from seniors to teachers, with tools and initiatives that boost critical thinking.

🎟️ Join us in Prague – seats are limited! 👇

EU DisinfoLab - 11 September: The EU Code of Practice on disinformation: evaluating VLOPSE compliance and effectiveness This webinar explores the EDMO report on how major platforms like Meta, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are meeting (or not) their commitments to combat disinformation under the updated Code of…

EDMO BELUX Co-Lead Trisha Meyer will be presenting the findings of the EDMO report on the compliance and effectiveness of Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines’ (VLOPSE).

Register now to join her for the @disinfo.eu webinar on 11 September from 14:30-15:30 CEST

Newsletter - Sign Up » NORDIS Get the latest news from NORDIS Newsletter

📣 Today, NORDIS is sending out our newsletter, where we share how the Nordic fact-checkers are preparing for the two upcoming elections in Norway and Denmark.

Haven’t signed up yet? Do it here: www.nordishub.eu/newsletter/

Our next EDMO BELUX Lunch Lecture will take place on September 15th, 2025, at 12:00-13:00 CEST. Nick Anstead and Bart Cammaerts will present preliminary findings of a study on exposure to visual misinformation during recent elections in several countries.

Register here: buff.ly/PM84iNy

👋 Hi Bluesky! Wij zijn BENEDMO, een Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking tegen desinformatie, voor en door factcheckers, mediaprofessionals, wetenschappers en andere experts.
💡 Volg ons voor relevante events, updates, tools en inzichten rond desinformatie.
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📊 Only 20% of residents in 9 EU countries are aware of #DSA

The highest awareness is among Hungarians (28%). On the other hand, the lowest awareness is in France, where 72% have never heard of it.

📌 In the Czech Republic, only 14% of people are aware of the DSA.

⛰️ Guten Abend from the beautiful village of #Alpbach, Austria! 🇦🇹

Together w/ colleagues from HDMO.eu, @goripaula.bsky.social & @eldaelda.bsky.social are attending this year's #EuropeanForumAlpbach as session hosts. Take a look at the programme & if you're around, join us tomorrow! loom.ly/goc6tj8