The European Parliament Office in Spain launched the challenge: “#EPASvsDisinfo” to the European Parliament’s Ambassador and Mentor Schools to collect ideas on how to fight disinformation. Those who accepted the challenge had to produce an Instagram “reel” style video on how to fight disinformation where creativity and originality were paramount. Divina Infantita El Ejido […]
Commission endorses the integration of the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act
The Commission and the European Board for Digital Services endorsed the integration of the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation into the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA). This integration will make the Code a benchmark for determining platforms’ compliance with the DSA. In January 2025, the signatories of the Code – including companies designated under the […]
European Parliament calls for new media grants, with focus on combating disinformation
On Thursday 14 November the European Parliament published a new call for proposals for grants for news agencies, TV channels, radio stations, digital media and the written press. Projects submitted must have a twofold objective: 1. To provide regular, reliable, pluralistic and non-partisan information on the political and legislative work of the European Parliament, […]
How to defend yourself against disinformation
In today’s complex digital and media landscape, citizens must become more resilient against disinformation. This is where media literacy can help, by enhancing critical thinking and helping citizens better navigate information, especially online, and identify and counter disinformation. Between 24 and 31 October, we mark Global Media and Information Literacy week, an occasion to raise awareness […]
EU funds tool to help journalists and fact-checkers distinguish truth from lies
Is what I am reading or watching online true? An EU-backed project has enhanced a tool that helps journalists and fact-checkers tell truth from lies. Verifying online content can be a long and tiring process, and recent advances in AI have made it even easier to create and spread false and misleading texts, images and […]
How the European Commission is tackling the spread of disinformation
The Commission is tackling the spread of online disinformation and misinformation to ensure the protection of European values and democratic systems. Disinformation is false or misleading content that is spread with an intention to deceive or secure economic or political gain, and which may cause public harm. Misinformation is false or misleading content shared without […]
European Parliament calls for coordinated strategy to protect 2024 European elections against foreign interference
Parliament calls for a coordinated strategy to increase the EU’s resilience to foreign interference and information manipulation and protect the 2024 European elections . Foreign interference, disinformation, and attacks on democracy are likely to continue in ever-greater numbers and to become more sophisticated in the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, say […]
Seminar “Fight against disinformation: National Security in the framework of the EU strategy”.
The EDC of Almeria organized together with the Subdelegation of Defense the conference “Fight against disinformation: National Security in the framework of the EU strategy”. This conference was held on March 22 at the headquarters of the Universidad a Distancia (UNED). The conference, officially opened by Colonel Javier Frias, Deputy Delegate of Defense in Almeria, […]
Debunking Russian fake news about laboratories and biological weapons in Ukraine
The Kremlin disinformation machinery continues to fabricate make-believe stories about biolabs in Ukraine and bioweapons testing, while tossing its tentacles near and far. This week it appears that Kremlin propagandists were yet again tasked by their masters’ voices to celebrate a biolabs and bioweapons theme week. We also witnessed the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem targeting Ukrainian […]