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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“CNN put a Salafi Jihadist’s gender pronouns on the screen,” says a December 9, 2024 post on X.
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.
“Putin Orders Destruction of All Covid-19 Vaccines in Russia,” reads the headline of an article shared on Facebook.
“URGENT — Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Admits Company Produced 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In 2019 Before The Pandemic Started,” says James Cintolo, a Boston-based nurse who has previously spread vaccine misinformation, in a February 7, 2023 tweet.
“As an experienced emergency physician, I want to remind the public that athletes being incapacitated or dropping dead was not a ‘thing’ prior to 2020,” said Simone Gold, founder of America’s Frontline Doctors, a group that has previously promoted Covid-19 misinformation, in a January 3, 2023 tweet.
“Stop buying all aquatic and processed products from Europe,” read Chinese text overlaid on a TikTok video uploaded on December 12, 2023.
“We will never impose unnecessary and heavy-handed measures on you, the British people. We will still meet our international commitments and hit Net Zero by 2050,” Sunak said in a tweet (archive) on September 20, 2023, marking a major climate announcement.
“OK, we need only one statistic to prove the Earth is not too hot for humans,” Moore says in an August 1, 2023 post on Twitter, which is being rebranded as “X.”
“Scientists found MASSIVE increased risks of developing several serious health conditions post-jab,” claims a February 23, 2024 Facebook post with a video of Del Bigtree, head of one of the best-funded anti-vaccine organizations in the United States.
“[One] billion people around the world are now dead (poisoned) since the rollout of the covid jab,” reads the opening line of a Facebook post shared more than 8,000 times since it was posted here on October 27, 2023.
“An American doctor said he would pay a million dollars to anyone who would not cure diabetes with his new drug,” CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer appears to say in a November 6, 2023 Facebook reel. The video then cuts to a purported endorsement from Mehmet Oz, a physician and former TV host who ran an unsuccessful Senate campaign in 2022.
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.
“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).
“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.
“MAJOR ALERT: THE JAIL OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALMOST COMPLETE !!! ARE YOU READY TO SEE ARRESTS ???” says a November 30, 2024 X post.
“CNN put a Salafi Jihadist’s gender pronouns on the screen,” says a December 9, 2024 post on X.
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.
“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.
“Yemen bombed the Israeli cargo ship ‘Unity Explorer’ American military ships and other Western bases came to Djibouti trying to rescue the Israeli cargo ship Unity Explorer, which has now sunk in the Red Sea,” says a December 3, 2023 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The image appearing to show a child trapped under concrete blocks was posted here on Facebook on October 19, 2023, and has since been shared more than 4,000 times.
“USA today They send support to Israel,” says text over the November 7, 2023 post from @myus.hamed5, a TikTok user who has previously misrepresented visuals amid the Israel-Hamas war.
