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As Greece approaches the August 2026 EU deadline for replacing old identity cards with the new biometric ID-1 format, public debate has been accompanied by a wave of misleading claims and conspiracy-driven narratives concerning the new identity system, disseminated by both individual citizens and political actors. This MedDMO report analyses how these claims have evolved in recent years, from 2023 – when the new biometric ID-1 format was introduced – to early 2026, drawing on fact-checking material from four Greek fact-checking organisations.
