Evidence vs clicks: communication in a world of mis- and disinformation

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
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→ GLOBAL PULSE (contd)
⛽️ #Fuel Crisis Revives #Lockdown Narratives ++ 🌗 #Artemis II: Back to the #Moon, Back to the Myths

→ ON A DIFFERENT NOTE
📊 #ChatControl 2.0: What Do Europeans Think?

Take a look at this week's edition 👉 edmo.eu/publications...
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→ ELECTION BEAT
🇧🇬 #Bulgaria: Disinfo Moves from Fringe Outlets into Mainstream Discourse ++ 🇩🇪 #Germany Länder Votes Signal Turbulent #Disinformation Season Ahead

→ GLOBAL PULSE
📈 The True Scope of Disinformation About the #Iran War ++ 🛫 #Drones in the #Baltics & Russian #Propaganda ++
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📢 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
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In this information chaos, experts noted the 𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁-𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 – esp. in the case of X’s #Grok – and their harmful role in the info ecosystem during crises.

👉 Read the full brief – including content on 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸'𝘀 #𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 #𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 🇧🇬🗳️: edmo.eu/publications... 3/3

After 28 February, #socialmedia across Europe were 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄/ 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 – likely driven by ideological (supporting one side) and economic reasons (monetizing #clickbait content). As had already been the case during the 12-days war in June 2025, the use of #AI took center stage. 2/3

New EDMO fact-checking brief: Disinformation about the US-Israel war on Iran quickly became one of the largest disinformation phenomena ever detected in the EU.

🚨📈 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: Trump could soon lose his best friend in Europe

🗞️ @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...

EDMO Weekly Pulse: Second Edition → ON THE RISE A dystopian electoral campaign will be over soon in Hungary, but disinformation’s damages are here to stay → ZOOM-IN Romania-Hungary relations under pressure ++ Orbán government attacks on journalists and FACT Hub ++ Viral fakes of Ukraine gold and cash seized by Hungary spread widely across Europe ++ → ELECTION BEAT Denmark: AI chatbots infiltrated by Russian propaganda in the Nordics ++ Bulgaria: defending the vote against information warfare ++ Slovenia and Hungary: NGOs dealing with “political issues” under crossfire → GLOBAL PULSE Gulf war: more disinformation, more confusion ++ Media mistakes and challenges covering the war ++ Nagasaki bombing: global history meets Russian disinformation → ON A DIFFERENT NOTE Fact-checking works, even for those who don’t believe in it

📢 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

EDMO firmly condemns the coordinated attack against VSquare journalists, several outlets, and the FACT Hub

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...

@eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-stg.bsky.social @pagellapolitica.it @facta.news @atcgr.bsky.social @globsec.org @medialearning.bsky.social

EDMO WEEKLY PULSE: AI (and Μore) Shaping Gulf War Perceptions in Europe

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...

Paula on stage with the moderator

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

Disinformation Uses the Olympics to Spread Anti-Ukrainian False News | New EDMO Monthly Brief

🏋🏼🇺🇦 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...

Together with @idmo-it.bsky.social, we're still at the festival today – so if you can, join us! All information on #Voices2026: voicesfestival.eu

@eui-stg.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social

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

👉 Read the complete article: edmo.eu/publications... 3/3

In their latest analysis, Lakmusz.hu / HDMO.eu show how Russian actors actively seek to influence how Hungarians will #vote, that the #Meta ban on #politicaladvertising is still being circumvented + that the dissemination of #AI generated #disinformation continues to shape this #campaign. 2/3

Russian disinformation campaigns against Hungarian opposition figures, 457 political ads in 6 weeks and AI-generated videos once again

🗞️ "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

Let's meet at Voices 2026! Incontriamoci a Voices 2026!

🥁 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

Fearmongering with AI-generated videos, manipulated speeches and Péter Magyar’s Trump moment

🗳️ 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...

Despite Meta’s ban, Fidesz candidates successfully posted 162 political ads on Facebook in January

🚫 14 #Fidesz politicians circumvented the #Meta ban on paid #politicaladvertising in January. Only a fraction of the ads was caught by the platform. Read the full investigation by Lakmusz.hu / HDMO.eu: edmo.eu/publications...

Crises in the US, Venezuela, Greenland and Iran fuel disinformation in Europe

⚠️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: in January, one out of five detected pieces of #disinformation was created or manipulated with #AI – that's twice as many as back in September 2025, when 10% had been reached for the first time.
👉 Read the brief: edmo.eu/publications...

The first edition focuses on the role of #polads in view of #Meta's ban, the ruling party’s anti #Ukraine narrative, misleading data on #postalvoting and more: edmo.eu/publications... 2/2

Unstoppable political ads, anti-Ukrainian narratives, and misleading stats in the Hungarian election campaign

Europe's 2026 #elections: #𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆 🇭🇺🇪🇺

With the parliamentary #election coming up in less than 60 days, make sure to follow the weekly overviews provided by lakmusz.hu, member of hdmo.eu, analysing the latest #disinformation trends & digital developments shaping the #campaign period. 1/2

💻 To dive deeper into this topic, we also recommend watching our dedicated training series:

🔴 Module 1: Understanding climate disinformation
edmo.eu/training/edm...

🔴 Module 2: Responding to climate disinformation
edmo.eu/training/edm...

🌎 If we seek 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 #𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, we must strengthen public resilience to 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 #𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

👉 That's why we're pleased to share the #ClimateFactsMatter campaign by @euclimateaction.bsky.social, incl. a digital handbook co-created w/ experts from EDMO + EDMO Hubs: edmo.eu/edmo-news/cl...