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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 16h

"𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 #𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲"

European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 11d

"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

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

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 10d

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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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 11d

Check EDMO's new monthly brief👇

European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 18d

📱 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

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 13d

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...

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 14d

A new wave of #popfascism is spreading fast across platforms incl. #TikTok, #Telegram, and #X, targeting young audiences.

Read the new investigation👇

European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 #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

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

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 21d

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

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 24d

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-...

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Sep 23

🇪🇺🗳️ 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

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Sep 18

🚨 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

False Narratives Analysis of Russian Drone Incidents in Romanian Airspace

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Sep 15

⏳🪑🪑🪑 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

Trump’s Diplomacy and Summer Weather Catalyse Disinformation in August

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Sep 11

💬 @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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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Sep 3

EDMO’s July 2025 brief is out: migration is now the top disinfo theme in Europe (11%, record high).
Climate change misinformation also surged, while misinformation about Ukraine dropped.
🔗 meddmo.eu/eu-migration...

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EDMO Belgium-Luxembourg @edmo-belux.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Role Of The EDMO Hubs

The EDMO national and multinational hubs are crucial for making a practical difference in terms of media literacy in Europe. EDMOeu has built a trusted forum for knowledge exchange and networking among the media literacy experts in the national and multinational hubs.

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Aug 27

New from @edmo-eu.bsky.social: “Platform Datasets: Challenges, Insights, and Examples for Researchers under Article 40 of the DSA.”
A must-read for researchers on what data VLOPSEs collect, how it’s structured, and its limits for studying harms.

European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Aug 26

❓What #data do #VLOPSEs collect? How are they structured + used? How can #researchers best utilize #dataaccess under Art. 40 of the #DSA?

👉 Our new report by @jeffallen.bsky.social @mattmotyl.bsky.social + S. Gurley provides valuable answers for academic + civil society researchers: loom.ly/gQa-FjQ

Platform Datasets: Challenges, Insights, and Examples for Researchers
under Article 40 of the DSA

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Aug 26

New MedDMO report: Disinformation campaigns are pushing “miracle cures” like apple cider vinegar for weight loss, chlorine dioxide (toxic bleach) as medicine, and even celebrity-backed vet drugs for cancer. These false claims target vulnerable people + undermine real healthcare.
🔗 bit.ly/4fSHC7X

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our Monthly #FactChecking Brief Nr. 5️⃣0️⃣ is out! A sincere thank you to all members of the EDMO FC Network across #Europe: it is their commitment + crucial work that enables our team to monitor and analyse latest #disinformation dynamics in a cross-border, long-term perspective.

👉 loom.ly/Q97Xt9o

Read the 50th EDMO Fact-Checking Brief: From Spain to Poland, Disinformation on Migrants Overflows Europe in July

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Aug 20

Deepfake scams are spreading fast on Facebook in Greece.
Scammers use AI to impersonate public figures and push fake investments or “miracle” cures.
Read the full report here:
meddmo.eu/greece-disin...

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Aug 20

NEW: Our Media Plurality Report 2024 is out!
We take a close look at the state of news media in Greece, Cyprus & Malta.
🗞️ Main media market characteristics
🔒 How free is the press?
🎙️ Are all voices being heard?
👉 Full report here: meddmo.eu/meddmo-media...

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚨 Published today, our 49th monthly brief shows an unprecedented use of #ArtificialIntelligence in the context of the 12-day #Israel-#Iran war, contributing to a record of #AI content registered by EDMO.

👉 All insights, based on 1.502 #factchecking articles produced in June: loom.ly/VjObSRg

Israel-Iran War: For the First Time AI-Generated Content Leads the Charge of False News

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Jul 14

In Malta, standing up for justice is being twisted into an act of extremism. When civil society protested against Bill 125, a reform restricting citizens’ access to justice, the government and its media responded by branding activists as partisan “extremists.”
meddmo.eu/malta-report...

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Jul 8

MEP Feidias Panagiotou’s podcast has featured several misleading takes on the Russia-Ukraine war, including calling it a “civil war” rather than an international invasion. Our latest report examines some of the most troubling claims made on his show. 🔗 bit.ly/4kwv9HI

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Jul 2

🇺🇳 Missed us at this year's #UN @intgovforum.bsky.social in Lillestrøm? Re-watch our session: loom.ly/kuB8TyY

#EU Rules on #Disinformation: Who Are Friends or Foes?
🎙️ @goripaula.bsky.social @mikkovsalo.bsky.social @nordishub.bsky.social @benmshultz.com + more. Thanks to everyone who joined us!

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Jun 27

A new report from Fact Check Cyprus reveals how false claims about Ukraine are being used to spread disinformation and weaken Western support.
Read the full report here:
meddmo.eu/cyprus-disin...

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our hub supported two key reports by @edmo-eu.bsky.social, which drew insights from Malta, Cyprus, and Greece.
📘 Report 1: How EU countries tackle disinformation – legal, policy & media responses across 27 member states.
📗 Report 2: Who spreads disinformation?

meddmo.eu/meddmos-cont...

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