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.
“I guess Biden thinks that $44 billion buys him exclusive groping rights,” says one of several tweets that shared the image, referencing emergency assistance earmarked for Ukraine in a $1.7 trillion spending bill that the US Senate passed December 22.
“In Pfizer’s own document. Trying to knock down the population…. Well they are doing it. Someone tell Celine Dion because you know the doctors will deny it has anything to do with medication’s or vaccines even if it’s on their list of side effects,” says a December 10, 2022 Instagram post.
“Look closely. The effects of CO2 on the planet….,” says a November 27, 2022 tweet from former University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson that has tens of thousands of interactions.
“Nazi Ukrainians were arrested in Qatar after they drew swastikas on football posters,” reads a tweet from November 22, 2022, featuring a video with graphics and a logo resembling those of international news channel Al Jazeera.
The video, published on Facebook on March 7, 2022, has been viewed over 7.6 million times and shared more than 48,000 times.
“Warm coconut water will isolate and kill cancer cells!” reads a June 1 Facebook post here.
“Has the monkey smallpox pandemic begun?” reads a Korean-language Facebook postfrom May 22.
“Homemade baby formula recipe, 1960,” says a May 12, 2022 Facebook post.
