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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO)
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The Mediterranean hub of European Digital Media Observatory covering Greece, Cyprus, and Malta | Fact-checkers, media, and academics take on online disinformation. Visit us at https://meddmo.eu/
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🇺🇦 Since the start of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine's government has called on foreign soldiers to join the #armedforces. The Kremlin, meanwhile, is trying to mitigate this call effect with #disinformation campaigns targeting different countries, with a focus on #LatinAmerica. 👇
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Ένα viral βίντεο που υποτίθεται δείχνει μετανάστες να φτάνουν σε παραλία της ΕΕ δεν τραβήχτηκε στην Ελλάδα.
📍 Η πραγματική τοποθεσία: Καλιφόρνια, ΗΠΑ.
Πριν το πιστέψεις και πριν το κοινοποιήσεις δες γιατί το συγκεκριμένο βίντεο αποτελεί παράδειγμα παραπληροφόρησης👇
🔗 meddmo.eu/el/binteo-me...
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
AI detectors have a blind spot — they often miss fakes generated by the same systems they aim to detect. A new article shows how unreliable they can be, especially in political contexts. Curious what went wrong?
Read more: meddmo.eu/ais-blind-sp...
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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💡 Looking for the latest insights on #genAI & #disinformation that will advance your own #research?

As a follow-up the EDMO Scientific Conference, we're thrilled to share a special section of @ijoc-usc.bsky.social edited by @claesdevreese.bsky.social & Aqsa Farooq – take a look: loom.ly/bdhOmAc
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Προσοχή σε ειδήσεις για «μαζική παράδοση Ουκρανών στρατιωτών». Τα βίντεο που κυκλοφορούν είναι παραγωγής ΑΙ, όχι πραγματικά. 👉Δείτε πώς αναγνωρίζουμε τα τεχνάσματα εδώ: meddmo.eu/el/auta-ta-b...
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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🎥 At the #EU Parliamentary #DemocracyForum @europarl.europa.eu just screened a timeline of the EU’s response to #information #manipulation since the Russian annexation of #Crimea – including the setup of EDMO & this month's #DemocracyShield.

👉 Watch the video below + follow us live: loom.ly/nR_JK_4
Timeline: the EU’s response to information manipulation since the Russian annexation of Crimea
YouTube video by European Parliamentary Research Service
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November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In Oct 2025, disinformation in Europe spiked around immigration, the Gaza crisis, and wider geopolitical tensions, the latest EDMO brief shows. AI-generated disinfo also hit a new record, making up 12% of all cases.
🔗 Full report: edmo.eu/wp-content/u...
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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#DemocracyShield: EDMO acknowledges @ec.europa.eu's renewed commitment to enforce its digital rulebook in support of a 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 + 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. EDMO stands ready to play its role in facilitating an effective + evidence-based roll out of #EUDS objectives.

ℹ️ loom.ly/-MMGC1I
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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🇪🇺 At a time when #democracy is confronted with profound challenges, European democracies must evolve to meet new realities. But how?

🤝 Don't miss EDMO Secretary-General @goripaula.bsky.social at next week's 1st #𝘌𝘜 #𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 at @europarl.europa.eu – streamed live! 🔴 All details👇
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The #DSA was expected to get #socialmedia giants like #Facebook, #TikTok to make the online space safer. Yet an experiment reveals that #platforms often treat user complaints about illegal content as a formality. In the #Baltics, they respond almost exclusively to #regulators’ requests, if at all. 👇
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Who’s tackling disinformation across Europe? 🛰️
A new EDMO report breaks down how all 27 EU member states respond across policy moves, media literacy, and fact-checking, with contributions from our MedDMO members Pantelitsa Leonidou, Megan Mallia & Thanos Sitistas.
🔍 Read more: bit.ly/4otYdCj
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Our kick-off in Malta made headlines! Experts discussed disinformation, its impact on young audiences, and how we can help contain its spread in our societies.
Read more here: meddmo.eu/malta-media-...
Malta media coverage of MedDMO 2 kick-off - MEDDMO
November 5, 2025 The MedDMO 2 kick-off meeting, held last week at the University of Malta, attracted notable attention from local media outlets, underscoring the growing public interest in efforts to ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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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 👇
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 #𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲"
"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
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
MedDMO’s new round kicked off today at the University of Malta!
Experts explored disinformation, media pluralism, and how fact-checking is evolving. Key takeaway: to stay relevant, fact-checking must reach younger audiences on social media and through new, engaging formats.
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
AI tools are flooding YouTube with fake “tribute” songs — seemingly from major artists — praising Charlie Kirk. They’re emotional, viral, and entirely fabricated.
Dive into our investigation here: meddmo.eu/youtube-user...
YouTube users trip over fake AI tributes to Charlie Kirk - MEDDMO
October 21, 2025 “Thank you, Adele, it’s such a beautiful song,” reads a glowing comment beneath an emotional YouTube tribute to slain US activist Charlie Kirk. But the music is AI-generated — and bea...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Check EDMO's new monthly brief👇
📱 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
October 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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...
October 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
A new wave of #popfascism is spreading fast across platforms incl. #TikTok, #Telegram, and #X, targeting young audiences.

Read the new investigation👇
🚨 #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
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Who’s driving disinformation in Europe? 🕵️‍♀️
A new report maps actors across all 27 EU states, featuring insights from our MedDMO members Pantelitsa Leonidou, Megan Mallia & Thanos Sitistas.
📘https://bit.ly/edmo-report
October 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The MedDMO team’s new study in Online Information Review examines how journalism students in Greece, Cyprus & Malta perceive disinformation, particularly in the context of migration issues. 🌍📖 Read the study here: meddmo.eu/meddmo-team-...
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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🇪🇺🗳️ 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
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🚨 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
September 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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⏳🪑🪑🪑 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
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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💬 @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...
Fact check: Israel spends vast sums on propaganda ads – DW – 09/08/2025
Israel spends millions of euros on propaganda, much of it targeted at European audiences. A series of videos seek to downplay Gaza food scarcity.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM