Insects are delicious treats for actors with an interest in spreading disinformation against the European Union. After the EU approved in January 2023 some products derived from insects for human consumption, a wave of disinformation hit many member States, mostly spreading unjustified panic and accusing Bruxelles of the vilest plots.
The earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday February 6 with devastating effects was major news. A lot of information started circulating immediately about the natural catastrophe, including articles, images and videos.
Organizations of the EDMO’s fact-checking network that contributed to this analysis: Pagella Politica – Facta.news, AFP, Delfi, Demagog.pl, Eesti Päevaleht, Ellinika Hoaxes, Faktabaari, Faktisk, Lakmusz, Maldita, Mimikama, Nieuwscheckers, Re:Baltica, Science Feedback, The Journal – FactCheck, TjekDet, Verificat.
This article was originally published on Correctiv.org, in German and English, on November 17th, 2022.
This article was originally published on benedmo.eu, in Dutch, on November 4th, 2022. Organisations that contributed to this analysis: Bellingcat, Textgain, University of Leuven, Nieuwscheckers.
On the 25th of October the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) published on Twitter a 10 minutes video allegedly debunking the Western disinformation about the massacres in Bucha, Izyum and Kupjansk, in Ukraine.
This article was originally published on Correctiv.org, in German, on September 21st, 2022.
The border-crossing conspiracy theory on “chromatic change”: why comparisons of weather maps that allegedly exaggerate temperatures with color red are misleading
Organizations of the EDMO’s fact-checking network that contributed to this analysis: Pagella Politica – Facta.news, 15min, AFP, Correctiv, DPA, EFE Verifica, Factcheck Vlaanderen, Knack, Maldita, Newtral, Nieuwscheckers, Polígrafo, Re:Baltica, Science Feedback, Verificat, VerificaRTVE
This article is an abridged version of an analysis of Demagog, available here in Polish. Organizations that contributed to this analysis: Correctiv, Maldita, PagellaPolitica/Facta.
An analysis of the EDMO fact-checking network. Organizations that contributed to this analysis: PagellaPolitica/Facta, Delfi, Eesti Päevaleht, Proveri-AFP, Re:Baltica
This article has been originally published on Facta News the 2nd of May 2022.
This article is the English translation of the originals “Loyale kanalen: hoe Rusland via een omweg het Nederlandse publiek bereikt”, published on Nieuwscheckers the 14th of April 2022
An analysis of the EDMO fact-checking network. Organizations that contributed to this analysis: Correctiv, Maldita.es
This article has been originally published on the Polish fact-checking project Demagog, part of the EDMO network, on April 4, 2022.