disinformation

Tech News

Which AI company diffuses the most Russian propaganda?

One in five AI chatbot answers uses Russian propaganda websites as sources, a new study shows.

04/11/2025

The Cube

French left-wing politician accused of concealing luxury watch on TV

Argentina's radical right-wing President Javier Milei has fuelled online claims alleging that Louis Boyard, a politician from the far-left France Unbowed party, removed his luxury watch before a TV interview. However, these claims are misleading.

23/10/2025

EuroVerify

No, France is not sending its toxic waste to Moldova

False allegations that France is planning to send its toxic waste to Moldova have spread across social media, EuroVerify debunks.

01/10/2025

World News

Oh it's personal: Viral Russian fakes about European politicians

Russia has increasingly targeted European leaders with false claims and outlandish accusations. European politicians who have expressed strong support for Ukraine are among those attacked the most. What are the most preposterous fake stories about European politicians made by Russian propaganda?

27/09/2025

EuroVerify

Report misrepresented to claim Poles blame Kyiv for drone incursion

New Polish research says prevalence of social media comments linking Ukraine to drone incursion is the result of a coordinated disinformation operation, and is not indicative of public sentiment.

24/09/2025

Tech News

Moldova’s election shaped by Russia’s AI-driven disinformation machine

Spoof websites impersonate legitimate Western media and pay “engagement farms” in Africa, while AI bots are deployed to flood comment sections deriding the EU and pro-European party.

23/09/2025

EuroVerify

Russian fact-checking website peddles propaganda narratives

The Global Fact-Checking Network's website may look credible, but it is in fact backed by Russia's state news agency TASS.

19/09/2025

EuroVerify

Unrelated and AI-generated images used to claim UK protests spreading

While several anti-immigration rallies organised by radical right-wing parties have been staged across Europe in recent months, online videos and images are being misleadingly used to distort the scale of the current protest movement.

16/09/2025

EuroVerify

Russian disinformation fabricates Western plan to 'occupy' Ukraine

Pro-Kremlin actors are using disinformation to take aim at Western efforts to facilitate a peace settlement for Ukraine.

15/09/2025

EuroVerify

Pro-Kremlin disinformation claims Ukraine uses orphans to clear mines

A group established by deceased Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to be behind the false claims that Ukraine uses orphans to clear mines.

12/09/2025

EuroVerify

Verifying viral pamphlets targeting violent Russian soldiers' wives

Social media users have been sharing photos of a pamphlet purportedly advising Russian soldiers' wives to refrain from speaking out about domestic abuse. Euroverify traces its origins.

10/09/2025

Tech News

Which AI chatbot is the biggest liar?

A new report has found that AI chatbots, including OpenAI and Meta’s models, include false information in every third answer.

05/09/2025

EuroVerify

Fact-checking Russian claims that Ukraine is stalling prisoner swap

A war of narratives has erupted between Moscow and Kyiv over the implementation of a prisoner exchange agreed in late July.

12/08/2025

Tech News

Why are social media sites betting on crowdsourced fact-checking?

TikTok is the latest social media platform to enable users to write and rate posts to give context to content on their feeds. We take a look at how crowd-sourced fact-checking works.

09/08/2025

Green News

Report exposes key players spreading climate disinformation

A new report has revealed how political figures, fossil fuel interests and foreign states are shaping climate denial worldwide.

31/07/2025

EuroVerify

Russian propaganda swamps Moldova ahead of elections

Moldova's geographical position and political makeup make it a prime target for pro-Russian, anti-EU disinformation.

25/07/2025

Tech News

Elon Musk’s X fails to deal with Russian disinformation, study says

Some 125 reports of Russian disinformation were reported to X, but only one was removed. The rest went largely ignored.

23/07/2025

EuroVerify

Disinformation fuelled Spain anti-migrant riots after pensioner attack

The town of Torre Pacheco has been shaken by an attack on a local pensioner and ensuing violent anti-migrant unrest – and disinformation has inflamed the tensions.

18/07/2025

Tech News

Dutch government seeks new tools in fight against fake news

The Netherlands is going to the polls in October after the government collapsed in June.

08/07/2025

Tech News

Web content checkers still missing from half of EU member states

The DSA obliges online platforms to meet transparency and content moderation requirements, among others.

08/07/2025