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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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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. 

Video misrepresents UN panel's global warming projections - Featured image
Video misrepresents UN panel’s global warming projections

The video criticizes activists, politicians and the media for treating 2030 as a “cliff edge” for climate catastrophe — and for suggesting there are “12 years left to save the world,” a claim that traces back to when the UN report was released in 2018.

Elon Musk did not reinstate Donald Trump on Twitter - Featured image
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.

Posts falsely claim Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine dangerous during pregnancy - Featured image
Posts falsely claim Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine dangerous during pregnancy

“Remember, ‘The vaccine is safe for pregnant women’- let me introduce the paperwork dumped by Pfizer, 50k pages. Now we know why they wanted to keep this hidden for 50+years,” says a May 4, 2022 tweet. It includes an image of vaccine guidance, with red underline to highlight: “COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT126b2 is not recommended during pregnancy.”

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