Who We Are

 Meet The Partners

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EUI

The European University Institute (EUI) is a distinctly international postgraduate teaching and research institute in the social sciences. The EUI relies on the expertise of its School of Transnational Governance and Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom for the coordination of EDMO.

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Aarhus University

Aarhus University, an expert in big data collection and applied machine learning on social media data. Member of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Disinformation. Aarhus will contribute to the mapping of academic research capabilities on disinformation in Europe.

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ATC

Athens Technology Center, a tech expert on fighting disinformation. ATC coordinates the SOMA project, operating the European observatory against disinformation. ATC will set-up and operate a secure online platform supporting the detection and analysis of disinformation campaigns.

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Pagella Politica

Pagella Politica, an experienced fact-checker dedicated to verifying claims made by politicians and public figures, using publicly available or specifically requested data, facts and figures. Pagella Politica will contribute to the mapping of fact-checking activities in Europe.

Our Focus

We Focus On The Following Activities

Fact-checking
Research
Media literacy
Policy research and analysis

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 What can EDMO do for you?

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The European Digital Media Observatory brings together fact-checkers and academic researchers with expertise in the field of online disinformation, and open to collaboration with media organisations and media literacy practitioners.
It promotes scientific knowledge on online disinformation, advances the development of EU fact-checking services and supports media literacy programmes. EDMO also supports public authorities assessing the implementation of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation.

Our News & Events

 Stay Informed With Latest News and Events

Intensive care unit in Antwerp: The majority of patients are vaccinated? Don’t panic, it’s just statistics

An analysis of the EDMO fact-checking network. Organizations that contributed to this analysis: Correctiv, Knack

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EDMO Workshop – “Media exemption” in the DSA: protecting editorial independence or a loophole for disinformation?

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Corona-sceptics, a small movement trying to project a huge shadow

An analysis of the EDMO fact-checking network. Organizations that contributed to this analysis: Knack, PagellaPolitica/Facta, AFP, Correctiv, Demagog, Ellinika Hoaxes, Maldita, The Journal – FactCheck, VerificaRTVE. The analysis was conducted also using the tool Truly Media

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