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About CEDMO

The Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO), as an independent non-partisan multidisciplinary hub, aims to identify, research and prioritise the most critical sources and causes of information disorders in Central Europe (mainly the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland). This international consortium was created to propose a set of short and longer-term actions, as well as recommendations to help civil society, public institutions and the private sector respond to the declining trust in key institutions and help society to resist the effect of increasing exposure to mis- and disinformation.

By interacting and coordinating with European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) and other regional EDMO hubs in EU, CEDMO will contribute to curbing threats posed by information disorders, including disenchantment with the democratic processes, and discord in civil society in Europe, and to building community and nation-wide resilience while protecting information ecosystems.

About CEDMO

The Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO), as an independent non-partisan multidisciplinary hub, aims to identify, research and prioritise the most critical sources and causes of information disorders in Central Europe (mainly the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland). This international consortium was created to propose a set of short and longer-term actions, as well as recommendations to help civil society, public institutions and the private sector respond to the declining trust in key institutions and help society to resist the effect of increasing exposure to mis- and disinformation.

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About CEDMO

The Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO), as an independent non-partisan multidisciplinary hub, aims to identify, research and prioritise the most critical sources and causes of information disorders in Central Europe (mainly the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland). This international consortium was created to propose a set of short and longer-term actions, as well as recommendations to help civil society, public institutions and the private sector respond to the declining trust in key institutions and help society to resist the effect of increasing exposure to mis- and disinformation.

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Lab-grown meat does not come from cancer cells - Featured image
Lab-grown meat does not come from cancer cells

“I’m gonna tell you what I just found out about lab-grown meat and I can assure you, you’re going to be disgusted,” says Kashif Khan, content creator and CEO of a DNA testing company, in a June 25, 2023 Facebook reel.

Article misrepresents study on Covid-19 deaths, ventilators - Featured image
Article misrepresents study on Covid-19 deaths, ventilators

“Nearly all Covid-19 patients who died in hospital during the early phase of the pandemic were killed as a direct result of being put on a ventilator,” claims an article published May 13, 2023 by The People’s Voice, a website formerly known as News Punch, which AFP has fact-checked numerous times for sharing misinformation.

Video of Pope Leo XIV denouncing Vance is fake - Featured image
Video of Pope Leo XIV denouncing Vance is fake

“Vance, you say you hope Biden recovers soon, yet you attack him with such cold, calculated words. It’s hard to believe someone like you is part of the US government,” Pope Leo XIV appears to say in the clip, which was shared in a May 23, 2025 post on Instagram.

Posts misrepresent Pfizer Covid vaccine's adverse effects - Featured image
Posts misrepresent Pfizer Covid vaccine’s adverse effects

“BREAKING: 86% of children suffered an adverse reaction from the COVID vaccine, according to Pfizer clinical trials,” says a July 15, 2023 tweet from Leading Report, which AFP has previously fact-checked for spreading misinformation.

Lab-grown meat does not come from cancer cells - Featured image
Lab-grown meat does not come from cancer cells

“I’m gonna tell you what I just found out about lab-grown meat and I can assure you, you’re going to be disgusted,” says Kashif Khan, content creator and CEO of a DNA testing company, in a June 25, 2023 Facebook reel.

Article misrepresents study on Covid-19 deaths, ventilators - Featured image
Article misrepresents study on Covid-19 deaths, ventilators

“Nearly all Covid-19 patients who died in hospital during the early phase of the pandemic were killed as a direct result of being put on a ventilator,” claims an article published May 13, 2023 by The People’s Voice, a website formerly known as News Punch, which AFP has fact-checked numerous times for sharing misinformation.

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Declaring oneself a “former Czech” is not enough for voting by mail – loss of citizenship must be proven

Na facebooku se šíří video, podle kterého lidem v zahraničí stačí k získání českého občanství pouze čestné prohlášení o tom, že v minulosti byli českými občany. Vláda si tak údajně chce „vyrobit“ pět až deset milionů voličů, kteří by ji pak prostřednictvím korespondenčního hlasování ze zahraničí podpořili. Ve skutečnosti však k získání občanství tímto způsobem nestačí jen čestné prohlášení. Žadatelé musí doložit i dokument prokazující ztrátu českého nebo československého občanství. Nárok na získání občanství prohlášením tak má jen malá skupina lidí s českým původem, typicky potomci emigrantů, kteří z Československa odešli po roce 1948.

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