📨 End of the month = fresh S&N edition 🚀 👓 Read our latest edition: ec.europa.eu/newsroom/edm... ✔️ Sign up to keep informed: ec.europa.eu/newsroom/edm...

📢 Register now for the EDMO Training on #GenerativeAI & #HybridInfluence w/ @vianbakir.bsky.social, @carloshem.bsky.social @maldita.es & Alexandre Le Voci Sayad! 🗓️ Monday, 6 July 2026 | 14:30–16:30 CET | Online 👉 All info + registration: edmo.eu/training/edm... @medialearning.bsky.social

⚽️🫦 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀? As the #WorldCup unfolds, #AI generated #disinformation is shaping the narrative with viral images of “fans” who don’t exist – built for #clickbait, blurring reality + reinforcing harmful #stereotypes. 👉 Read our 13th Weekly Pulse: edmo.eu/publications...

NORDIS took last week part in #GlobalFact2026 in Vilnius, where fact-checkers, journalists and researchers from around the world came together to discuss disinformation, AI and democratic resilience. We have gathered our 10 key takeaways from this year's conference www.nordishub.eu/global-fact-...

Attention Brussels: Don't miss this key event on 8 September ⤵️

In the latest Weekly Pulse: 🔥Social media posts seem to be the amplifiers of violent and riots in Dublin, Belfast and England. 👉 But also disinformation around elections in Latvia and Armenia, online harassment of politicians and much more. Read this edition: tinyurl.com/3kb9fp7a

📕 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: why are #factchecking and #communitynotes not interchangeable – and why should we care? 👉 Take a look at the new special issue of Communication & Society, co-edited by @salaverria.es @iberifier.bsky.social: revistas.unav.edu/index.php/co...

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: Latest #disinformation developments in Europe as identified by our monthly monitoring: edmo.eu/publications... Incl. ⤵️ 🦠 How the #hantavirus became the new battleground for #anti-vax narratives & #plandemic claims 🇺🇦 #Ukraine & #immigration remain most targeted topics in May 1/2

Register now to join the 3rd module of our training series on identity-based #disinformation, focusing on #LGBTQ individuals + communities ⤵️ 🗓️ 15 June 2026, 15:30-17:30 CEST | Online 🕝 Register by 15 June, 12:30 to join 🗣️ Help spread the word to colleagues and friends 👉 edmo.eu/training/edm...

🔎 No evidence supports claims that Ukraine staged drone incidents in Romania, yet the narrative persists online. This week's Weekly Pulse examines disinformation around Russian drone strikes, election monitoring, World Cup narratives and global fact-checks. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/35ezp4tb

🌈 Proud to contribute to this important discussion on identity-based disinformation. CEDMO’s data analyst @icuker.bsky.social will join the upcoming @edmo-eu.bsky.social training module to share insights on anti-LGBTQIA+ disinformation narratives in the Czech and Slovak context.

Attn. Fact-checkers, journalists, researchers: Join me and my @glaad.bsky.social colleague @leannagarfield.bsky.social for this presentation on the 2026 Social Media Safety Index — including our platform recommendations for mitigating anti-LGBTQ and anti-trans disinfo. Plus @isdglobal.bsky.social!

At #IMLRS, we explored a key question: How can we build #MediaLiteracy capacity at scale? EDMO's approach isn’t centralisation, but building a European ecosystem 🤝🌍 – fostering collaboration – scaling best practices – strengthening responses to disinformation 1/2 @medialearning.bsky.social

🏳️‍🌈 Anti-LGBTQIA+ disinformation is rising — join EDMO's next training module for an overview of current narratives, tactics and networks, case studies from Hungary, Czechia & Slovakia, and insights from GLAAD's 2026 Social Media Safety Index. 🔗 Register by 15 June: tinyurl.com/27sk5jce

🌡️ As Europe faces new #heatwaves, #climate #disinformation doesn’t just happen – it’s carefully crafted to tap into emotions, simplify complex #climatescience, and spread confusion. 👉 Read the 10th edition of the EDMO Weekly Pulse to dive in deeper: edmo.eu/publications...

When a Russian #drone struck a residential building in #Galați, Romania, last week, the incident didn’t just unfold on the ground – it played out online, even before the incident happened. 👉 Take a look at the new new investigation by @brodhub.bsky.social member Funky.ong: edmo.eu/edmo-news/ga...

CEDMO at #GLOBSEC2026 💡 On 26 May, CEDMO researcher Jakub Kubś joined the panel discussion Distorted Reality: Information Manipulation and Its Impact Across Europe at the @globsec.org Forum 2026 in Prague. 🌍 1/3

#AI Political #Influencers: the New Gods of #Propaganda and #Disinformation? 👉 Read this week's edition of the Weekly Pulse: edmo.eu/publications...

In our next EDMO BELUX Lunch Lecture webinar Stephan Lewandowsky will present his perspectives on the problematic relationship between the Internet, especially the engagement-based business model of social media platforms, and democracy. Join us on 29 June! Register here: buff.ly/dKRlcPC

🇪🇺🤝🇬🇧 Pleased to see the new rapid evidence review led by @sheffielduni.bsky.social @behaviourresuk.bsky.social. Drawing on EDMO data, it synthesises latest evidence on false & misleading information – definitions, harms, and what actually works to reduce impact. Take a look: osf.io/8ckdy/files/...

27 May is almost here! Register now to be part of this essential training 👇

Following the recent attacks in #Modena & #Leipzig, our latest Weekly Pulse highlights how such events are quickly exploited to scapegoat #migrants, feed #disinformation, and advance populist agendas across #Europe. 👉 More on this + other topics: edmo.eu/publications...

💬 "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆" Speaking at @europarl.europa.eu this week, Angela #Merkel emphasised the critical importance of preserving #InformationIntegrity in the digital age to safeguard #democracy and #freedom – and especially stressed the role of #regulation.

Looking forward!

🚨 A disturbing new investigation by Maldita.es, member of @iberifier.bsky.social and the EDMO #factchecking network, uncovers how #TikTok comments are being used as a marketplace for child sexual #abuse material. Read the complete analysis: maldita.es/investigacio...

📣 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 + 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱: edmo.eu/training/edm... The 2nd module of our training series on identity-based #disinformation aims to ✅ deepen participants' understanding of current disinformation narratives, techniques, tactics, actors and networks targeting #women & #girls 1/3

Published today, our monthly brief fills you in on latest developments in Europe's information space: edmo.eu/publications... You'll find: 👉 2 interesting drops in monitored trends 👉 #Disinformation on #elections in #Hungary & #Bulgaria 👉 4 false stories w/ widest circulation in the EU ✚ more

🦠 #Hantavirus related #disinformation: a new menace for bodies and minds? 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: edmo.eu/publications...

📬 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂! We’re inviting submissions for the EDMO Blog from #researchers, #journalists, #medialiteracy practitioners, #factcheckers, #policymakers, #technologists, #civilsociety actors, and indeed anyone thinking critically about #InformationIntegrity. 1/3

Google’s AI Overview is giving incorrect information about AI-generated images when performing reverse image searches, a NORDIS and Faktabaari test finds. Google will improve, they say: 👉️ www.nordishub.eu/almost-every...

🗓30/4 #DRFMG 🇪🇺 EU Media freedom framework: regulation, challenges & financing under the MFF 🔎Regulations & challenges w/ Giuseppe Abbamonte @ec.europa.eu | Cesare Pitea @coe.int | @goripaula.bsky.social @edmo-eu.bsky.social | Tom Gibson @pressfreedom.bsky.social | Wouter Gekiere @ebu.ch 1/2

❗️ #Disinformation targeting #minorities + #migrants poses particular challenges and risks, incl. its potential to incite #discrimination and at times real world #violence. 📆 Join us on 13 May for the first module of the EDMO Training Series on Identity-Based Disinformation: edmo.eu/training/edm...

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲! 💡 This week's focus: #AISlop: How Greed Is Affecting Democracies 💰 👉 Explore the entire edition: edmo.eu/publications...

🛡️ Safeguarding #InformationIntegrity When Vulnerabilities Peak: EDMO Launches Taskforce for #Elections and Crisis-Related #Disinformation 👉 Learn more about the work of the Taskforce, its members, and how it complements EDMO's year-round activities: edmo.eu/edmo-news/sa...

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 #𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 + 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 #𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀? Join @goripaula.bsky.social @eui-stg.bsky.social for next week's debate co-hosted w/ @who.int, marking 40 yrs of the #OttawaCharter! 🗓 29/04 | 11:45–12:30 CET 🎟️ www.who.int/europe/news-...

“The moment you have a crisis, you are already too late.” @goripaula.bsky.social @edmo-eu.bsky.social ‼️Structural funding, advanced planning and engaging communities are the main takeaways from the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) in #SCiComm in R&I run by #COALESCE and @inspiringera.bsky.social 1/2

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲! 👉 edmo.eu/publications... → ON THE RISE 🗳️ #Orbán has been defeated, but what comes next? → ZOOM-IN #Hungary #Election: #PolAds Evade Moderation ++ #GenAI & #ElectionIntegrity ++ Automated Comment Flooding on #TikTok 1/3

🚨📈 Our new monthly brief with insights from across the EDMO #factchecking network elucidates the 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗿 that followed the joint attack by the #US and #Israel on #Iran, among other key observations. 1/3 🔗 edmo.eu/publications...

🗳️ This Sunday, #Hungary's widely anticipated national #election takes place in a highly polarised and polluted information space. 🎥 We asked Szilárd Teczár (Lakmusz.hu), member of our Hub HDMO.hu, to unpack the defining elements of this election campaign. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZfz...

✅ Learn from experts like @lewan.bsky.social (@bristoluni.bsky.social), @lkfazio.bsky.social (Vanderbilt U), @helenamatute.bsky.social (@deusto.bsky.social), Jon Roozenbeek (@universitypress.cambridge.org), @goripaula.bsky.social (@edmo-eu.bsky.social ), Pablo Hernández (@maldita.es ), and more.

🗞️ @cnn.com spoke with the Coordinator of our Hungarian EDMO Hub HDMO.eu, Péter Krekó, ahead of Hungary's election this Sunday – read the complete article: edition.cnn.com/2026/04/09/e...

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲! 👉 edmo.eu/publications... → ON THE RISE A dystopian #election #campaign will be over soon in #Hungary🇭🇺, but damages of #disinformation are here to stay 💡 Explore all sections: → ZOOM-IN → ELECTION BEAT → GLOBAL PULSE → ON A DIFFERENT NOTE

On behalf of its Network of national and regional Hubs, EDMOeu expresses its deepest concern about the attack that the Orbán government is waging against @vsquare.bsky.social journalists, the regional FACT Hub, as well as other media outlets. Read our complete statement: edmo.eu/edmo-news/ed...

We're thrilled to introduce the 𝗘𝗗𝗠𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗦𝗘 – your new source of fresh insights from across our European network and beyond! Explore the 5 sections of this week's first edition on #𝘈𝘐 (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦) 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 #𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦: edmo.eu/publications...

Excellent tour de force by @goripaula.bsky.social on the #disinformation landscape and the work of @edmo-eu.bsky.social at the final #newspolygraph event in Berlin. Some points: - demonetisation necessary - enforcement of rules - collaboration among stakeholders - media literacy initiatives

🏋🏼🇺🇦 Four years after Russia’s invasion, pro-Russian #disinformation about #Ukraine persists across Europe and jumps on any occasion – including the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics. 👉 Take a look at the latest disinformation developments in Europe in our latest brief: edmo.eu/publications...

Thank you VoicesFestival.eu for hosting yesterday's great exchange on #𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, #𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 #𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 w/ @goripaula.bsky.social. It was a pleasure to re-connect w/ long-time EDMO friend & former VP @ec.europa.eu Věra Jourová, colleagues, students, and citizens! 1/2

🗞️ "The #EU is going to #Ukraine empty-handed ― thanks to #Hungary", titled @politico.eu last week. Viktor #Orbán's heavily criticized blocking of the €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine once again underlined the enormous international relevance of Hungary's upcoming #elections. 1/3

🥁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 until the European Festival of #Journalism and #MediaFreedom kicks off in Florence! 🎟️ Get your free ticket for #Voices2026, explore the programme, and come meet @idmo-it.bsky.social and us at the festival's fair area! 👉 voicesfestival.eu

🗳️ Cast the right #vote or prepare to die in war: Hungarian voters see various extreme #AI-generated videos & claims as the country moves closer to its parliamentary #elections on April 12. 🔍 Read the 2nd weekly #disinformation digest of Hdmo.eu partner Lakmusz.hu: edmo.eu/publications...