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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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he spread of disinformation on the Internet is perceived as a severe problem by 77% of the Slovak population, which is the highest so far of all previous waves of the longitudinal CEDMO Trends survey, which is conducted for us on a monthly basis by the research agency IPSOS since August 2023. The number of people who perceive disinformation as a threat to the security of Slovakia is also increasing (76%). 39% of the population feels exposed to disinformation. What narratives were most widely spread in Slovakia in February, the month preceding the presidential elections? How many people trust them? And what are the population’s expectations regarding the election of the new head of state? – These questions are answered by the findings of the newly published thematic report on the presidential elections in Slovakia. In addition to the data from the aforementioned survey, it also contains facts recorded by CEDMO’s fact-checkers.

20.03.2024
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Polio is caused by virus, not DDT - Featured image
Polio is caused by virus, not DDT

“Polio stopped when they stopped dousing the population woth DDT not some injection,” said a misspelled Instagram post on January 22, 2023. 

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Elon Musk did not reinstate Donald Trump on Twitter

An April 14, 2022 Facebook post shares the alleged tweet, which says: “It’s good to be back, Thanks Elon!” The handle @realDonaldTrump — the former president’s personal account, which was permanently suspended following the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 — appears at the top of the image, along with a blue check mark, an indicator of Twitter verification.

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Posts mislead on human consumption of insects

A July 29, 2022, tweet that has been shared and liked thousands of times makes the claim, sharing a screenshot of a text saying:  “This is not food for mammals. Only BIRDS can process insect food in safe conditions. Birds digestion apparatus is COMPLETELY different as ours…”

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