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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In the closing weeks of his 2024 campaign, Trump and his allies aired false claims about weather manipulation and government assistance after hurricanes hit North Carolina, a swing state he would ultimately win.
“In case you didn’t know, fluoride has been directly linked to many different neurological issues so the fact that the Trump administration is going to remove fluoride from our water supply is a massive deal,” says the speaker in a November 5, 2024 Instagram video.
“Iranian missiles struck a tower in the heart of Tel Aviv,” read the Indonesian caption on a Facebook post from October 2, 2024.
With conspiracy theories already bubbling in the too-close-to-call contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the vote count is expected to take days, giving oxygen to online rancor about the electoral process.
“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.
“According to WHO’s own data, more than 5,000,000 people are suspected to have been harmed by the COVID vaccines. The exact number today is 5,026,245 people, including tens of thousands of deaths,” said Tess Lawrie in an April 29, 2023 tweet.
“BREAKING: COVID-19 Vaccine Can Cause Blindness,” says the title of a May 5, 2023 tweet.
“Russia’s KFC changed its name to SFC (literal translation: Siberian Fried Chicken) to stay in business,” reads a simplified-Chinese tweetposted on March 14.
“We are in a CO2 famine,” reads the title of a chart shared on Facebook on February 20, 2024. It appears to show decreasing levels of atmospheric CO2 — measured in parts per million (ppm) — throughout the planet’s history.
“This is why solar doesn’t WORK IN CANADA,” says text written in what appears to be a layer of snow covering a solar panel in a photo posted February 27, 2024 on Facebook.
“Stop buying all aquatic and processed products from Europe,” read Chinese text overlaid on a TikTok video uploaded on December 12, 2023.
“Netanyahu is infected with a mutated strain of coronavirus,” reads Thai-language superimposed text in this TikTok video that featured the doctored photo of a masked Netanyahu lying on a hospital bed.
“First sitting President in US history to be declared legally incompetent to stand trial,” says text over an image of Biden shared March 4, 2024 on X, formerly Twitter.
“Are you still wearing AirPods? These devices work by emitting and receiving radio frequency microwaves radiation, which can heat and damage your body’s tissues,” says the text accompanying a February 25, 2024 Instagram video with nearly 50,000 likes.
“Iranian missiles struck a tower in the heart of Tel Aviv,” read the Indonesian caption on a Facebook post from October 2, 2024.
With conspiracy theories already bubbling in the too-close-to-call contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the vote count is expected to take days, giving oxygen to online rancor about the electoral process.
“Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” said Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance in a September 9, 2024 X post.
“We are in a CO2 famine,” reads the title of a chart shared on Facebook on February 20, 2024. It appears to show decreasing levels of atmospheric CO2 — measured in parts per million (ppm) — throughout the planet’s history.
“It is still a wonder what really happened to Facebook, Instagram and the entire Meta company. But based on my analysis, this is an effect of a solar flare,” says a March 7 YouTube video with more than 11,000 views.
A Facebook page called “Aussies Novaxx” posted a screenshot of the MailOnline article from February 23, which is headlined: “Alarm over 200% explosion in young women and girls getting pancreatic cancer as top experts admit they are baffled by ‘frightening’ rise of deadly disease” (archived link).
Posts stating dams were intentionally removed or opened to intensify the floods in Spain spread on X, after the extreme rainfalls, which caused widespread destruction, and claimed more than 220 lives in eastern and southern Spain.
“JUST IN: Italy begins dumping migrants at the door of the Vatican City after Pope Francis said it is a ‘sin’ to ‘reject migrants,'” says a November 20, 2024 X post from an account claiming to share satirical content, calling itself the US Ministry of Truth.
In the closing weeks of his 2024 campaign, Trump and his allies aired false claims about weather manipulation and government assistance after hurricanes hit North Carolina, a swing state he would ultimately win.
“Zelensky Is DITCHING Ukraine for America,” says the caption of a December 21, 2023 TikTok post from Clayton Morris, a podcaster and former Fox & Friends host.
“Media: One of #Zelensky’s bodyguards brought his chief’s visit to the #US to a vibrant conclusion starting a fight in a bar not far from the UN office because the visitors didn’t want to shout out after him ‘Glory to Ukraine,'” says a September 26, 2023 X post shared by the Russian embassy in South Africa.
“OOPS: Billboard in New York accidentally greets Zelenskyy with ‘Glory to Urine’ instead of ‘Glory to Ukraine,'” said a September 21, 2023 post sharing the 6-second clip on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.
“Boycott Israeli products! Easy way to identify Israeli products. If there are 729 numbers at the beginning of Barcode! It means Israeli product (sic),” reads a Facebook post from Nigeria shared alongside an image of a barcode.
A flood of real images from Israel and Gaza has been revealing the horrors of the conflict that broke out on October 7 when Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, but they can vie for attention with misappropriated scenes from Syria’s civil war.
“OLD PALESTINIAN MAN PLEADS WITH ISRAELI SOLDIERS NOT TO CUT THE OLIVE TREE HE GREW & SAYS SHOOT HIM INSTEAD,” says a December 20, 2023 post sharing the short clip on X, formerly Twitter. “SO SAD, MONSTERS.”