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Europe Decoded

Why is so much anti-Palestine disinformation coming from India?

Misinformation about the war between Israel and Hamas is rife on social media. But what stands out in this online chaos is that a lot of the accounts pushing these false narratives are primarily from India.

18/11/2023

World News

Euroviews. Recent escalations remind us of the need to combat disinformation

There is no doubt that with disinformation becoming more widespread, we are in a war against weaponised information, Oliver Rolofs writes.

01/11/2023

Europe Decoded

Pallywood: Gazans accused of staging injury and death online

Pro-Israeli accounts are accusing Palestinians of using crisis actors to fake their suffering in order to elicit online sympathy. One particular viral video turned out to be of a real amputee who survived a West Bank refugee camp raid in July 2023.

01/11/2023

Europe Decoded

Misinformation further inflames the Israel-Palestine conflict

In times of conflict, social media has been used as a way to track unfolding events in real-time. But trying to keep afloat of events in Israel and Gaza proves otherwise. Euronews has rounded up some of the most viral and misleading claims.

10/10/2023

Europe News

Brussels calls on tech giants to help fight election disinformation

Commissioner Jourova accused Moscow of spreading fake news.

26/09/2023

World News

Fake Euronews video about Ukrainian refugees is being spread online

Euronews did not produce or publish a report falsely claiming Ukrainian refugees attacked a man in Germany after mistaking his Slovenian flag for a Russian one.

29/08/2023

Italy

Italy: Are arsonists to blame for the devastating wildfires in Sicily?

Twitter users have been sharing a video of a man purposefully setting fire to a forest, claiming it's arson - not climate change - that's to blame for the current wildfires in Sicily.

31/07/2023

World News

Euroviews. We need to learn that if it's online, it doesn't have to be true

Investing in education and the development of critical thinking is more important than ever, as it will help to limit the risks of disinformation posed by the advent of technologies such as the internet and AI, Yoan Blanc writes.

26/07/2023

Tech News

How major brands are unwittingly funding junk AI content online

Generative AI has led to an increase in websites producing low-quality or fake content - and major brands' advertising budgets may be funding them.

28/06/2023

World News

France says it exposed a massive Russian disinformation campaign

French authorities said they uncovered a massive Russia-linked disinformation campaign which targeted multiple newspapers and even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

15/06/2023

Tech News

AI deepfakes are being used to target Trump in race for US president

The campaign for Donald Trump's GOP rival tweeted out a video containing fake images of the former president hugging and kissing Dr Anthony Fauci.

09/06/2023

Tech News

EU slams Twitter as ‘irresponsible’ for leaving disinformation code

Despite Twitter’s withdrawal, the EU’s anti-disinformation code remains “strong,” said Vera Jourova.

29/05/2023

Tech News

Fake image of Pentagon explosion causes real dip on Wall Street

It could be the first instance of an AI-generated image sowing enough confusion to move stock markets.

23/05/2023

Tech News

AI-generated fake news websites driving spread of misinformation

Websites publishing hundreds of AI-generated news articles a day are proliferating across the web.

02/05/2023

Tech News

How to spot and identify deepfake content online: A guide

Misinformation online is rife but there are several ways to identify when content has been manipulated. Attention to detail is the key.

01/05/2023

Tech News

How Elon Musk has repeatedly amplified misinformation on Twitter

An AFP report found Twitter boss Elon Musk has repeatedly used his own account to amplify false claims from some of the most notorious disinformers.

27/04/2023

Sudan

Sudan crisis: Don't fall for these misleading images and claims

A hotel that's been bombed and a bridge on fire - but these viral images on social media are not what they seem to be.

27/04/2023

Tech News

Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don't pay

The world's biggest news organisations and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg all lost their Twitter check marks under Elon Musk's new verification policy.

21/04/2023

Ukraine

Pro-Kremlin groups staged video of Ukrainian soldiers harassing family

It soon became clear that the video was filmed on the territory of Ukraine, controlled by Russian troops.

30/03/2023

Russia

Did Putin kiss Xi's hand and send a body double to Mariupol?

Euronews has debunked a photo widely shared online as well as theories pushed by Ukrainian officials that Vladimir Putin never visited the occupied-city of Mariupol

23/03/2023