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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“Romania beat 3-0 over Ukraine in Euro 2024 group stage, Romanian fans chant ‘Putin’ on the stand,” read a simplified Chinese caption of a Weibo post shared on June 18, 2024.
“President Biden appeared to wander off at the G7 summit in Italy, with officials needing to pull him back to focus,” the New York Post said in a June 13, 2024 post on X.
“1997: Warmest Year of The Century 16.92°C (62.45°F) 2023: Hottest Year On Record 14.98°C (58.96°C),” says a May 8, 2024 post on X.
“The German government admits there was no pandemic,” read a simplified Chinese post on Weibo shared on April 10, 2024.
“For those of you excited about electric cars and a green revolution, I want you to take a closer look at batteries and also windmills and solar panels. These three technologies share what we call environmentally destructive production costs,” says the text of a March 12, 2022 Facebook post.
“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.
Across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, women and girls wanting to increase the size of their chests, hips and thighs discuss how they have “tried everything” to gain a few pounds without success until they discovered a “miracle product” which allowed them to go from 110 to 135 pounds in a matter of weeks.
“BOMBSHELL TUCKER RELEASED AN VIDEO (sic) FROM ZELENSKY BEING CAPTURED… HE IS BEING TRANSFERRED TO BLACK DOLPHIN PRISON (RUSSIA) WITH HIGH SECURITY,” says the April 8, 2024 post.
“I remember feeling nauseous when tRump posted this photo because I knew he’d done it…he had betrayed America,” says a March 24, 2024 post on X, where disinformation has accelerated since billionaire Elon Musk purchased the platform in 2022.
“NIKE AIR GENOCIDE,” says Britain-based creator Sulaiman Ahmed, who has been monetizing misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war, in a March 4, 2024 post on X.
“I’m gonna tell you what I just found out about lab-grown meat and I can assure you, you’re going to be disgusted,” says Kashif Khan, content creator and CEO of a DNA testing company, in a June 25, 2023 Facebook reel.
“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.
“BREAKING: COVID-19 Vaccine Can Cause Blindness,” says the title of a May 5, 2023 tweet.
“BOMBSHELL TUCKER RELEASED AN VIDEO (sic) FROM ZELENSKY BEING CAPTURED… HE IS BEING TRANSFERRED TO BLACK DOLPHIN PRISON (RUSSIA) WITH HIGH SECURITY,” says the April 8, 2024 post.
“One of the reasons the polio vaccine doesn’t work is because polio isn’t caused by an infectious virus. It’s caused by toxins,” claims Children’s Health Defense in a March 1, 2024 post on X.
“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.
Video game clip falsely shared as footage of Russian tanks struck by US-supplied missiles in Ukraine
“Ukraine is hunting Russian tanks with American FGM – 148 Javelin missiles. Have to see to believe it,” reads the caption of a video shared on Facebook here on October 27, 2022.
One Facebook post shared October 6, 2022 includes a series of images that show a journalist wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest lying on the ground while speaking to a camera. In the background, a woman stands up and watches him.
The photos have been shared more than 600 times after they were posted here on September 16, 2022.
