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‘Pressing need’ for influencers to learn to fact-check, UNESCO says

A new UNESCO survey found that 62 per cent of online influencers do not check the facts of content they share with audiences.

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Reporters Without Borders presses charges against X in France

X failed to stop the spread of a pro-Russia video impersonating Reporters Without Borders, the NGO said.

EuroVerify

'Bot' accounts swamp Spanish social media with misleading flood claims

As Spain reels from its worst flooding in decades, misleading posts about DANA — the phenomenon that caused it — have been going viral on social media.

EuroVerify

Smear campaigns part of Moscow's attempts to interfere in US election

US intelligence authorities have linked AI-enabled campaigns smearing presidential candidates to Russia's hybrid warfare.

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EuroVerify

Calls for offshore EU asylum centres fuel misinformation in Moldova

Reports that the small eastern European country is being considered a potential site for migrant camps have triggered a wave of misinformation.

Tech News

Report shows how messaging apps are used to spread propaganda

A new report outlines how messaging platforms can be used for political propaganda or “information calculated to manipulate public opinion”.

Health news

EU disease prevention agency new chief seeks better public engagement

New chief Pamela Rendi-Wagner says European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) should do more to combat disinformation and appeal to wider audience.

Ukraine

Battling the echo chamber: Osavul takes on Russian disinformation

Russian disinformation adapts to different audiences, from young people to political groups. Osavul's co-founder explains how to recognise these tactics.

Tech News

Pro-Russian operation 'ongoing' on X and Meta despite probe - report

A Russian operation continues to spread disinformation on X and Facebook with a new report looking into how their posts target EU countries.

USA

US right-wing influencers 'duped to work for covert Russian operation'

The US Justice Department doesn’t allege any wrongdoing by the influencers but accuses two RT employees of funnelling nearly $10 million (€9m) to a Tennessee-based content creation company for Russia-friendly content. The influencers provide content for that website, according to the US.

Tech News

Meta sees limited use of GenAI in Russian disinformation

An EU Commission probe into Facebook and Instagram's handling of Russian fake news is still pending

Tech News

Researchers fear effects of Meta’s CrowdTangle shutdown

The Big Tech companies says its tool will be replaced by alternatives

Tech News

Disinformation code needs formal place under DSA, regulators say

Regulators urge platforms to call for conversion of the Code of Practice of Disinformation.

Tech News

Only two bodies helping flag illegal online content for EU so far

Just two DSA content flagging organisations, whose reports should help detect illegal behaviour on online platforms faster, have been appointed in six months.

France

Why did the Russian disinformation machine target French voters?

For the Kremlin, the National Rally — whose stances on Russia are friendlier than those of President Macron, a staunch supporter of Ukraine — might have been the preferred winners of the French snap legislative elections, and Moscow likely tried to help boost their results on Sunday.

Tech News

UN wants Big Tech to ‘take responsibility’ for harmful online content

The UN secretary-general asked tech companies to take responsibility for how their current business models and lack of transparency are hurting information integrity.

Europe News

Influencers and politicians: Meet the EU's most connected lawmakers

A Cypriot, a Czech, a Frenchman and a Spaniard with diverse backgrounds, ideologies, and motivations — all social media stars set to join the European Parliament.

Europe Decoded

Operation Overload: Pro-Russians flooding newsrooms with fake news

A new report says that the scheme also seeks to amplify certain fake narratives by having reporters publish their debunks and share them far and wide.

Tech News

Musk's X is now hiding which posts you like from other users

The in-app changes have seen mixed receptions on the billionaire's social media platform.

Tech News

YouTube and X failed to act on disinformation before EU vote

Instagram and Facebook are performing better, factcheckers claim.