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January 27, 2025 In the run-up to the German federal election taking place on 23 February 2025, GADMO, EDMO’s Hub covering Germany and Austria, provides weekly insights into key election-related developments in Germany’s digital information space. Please note that the below is a semi-automated translation of the German version of the weekly election newsletter. This […]

January 27, 2025 GADMO partner CORRECTIV has uncovered a new influence operation from Russia ahead of the federal elections. More than 100 fake news websites have been set up as a precaution to use them for disinformation in the election campaign. In several cases, they have already been activated to discredit politicians such as Robert

January 27, 2025 Below is an interactive map, updated on a monthly basis, showcasing the best fact-checking content produced by the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) and the Hubs, including GADMO.

January 20, 2025 In the run-up to the German federal election taking place on 23 February 2025, the German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory (GADMO), provides weekly insights into key election-related developments in Germany’s digital information space. Please note that the below is a semi-automated translation of the German version of the weekly election newsletter which you

June 18, 2024 The GADMO fact-checking teams of dpa and APA have published a fact-checking guide for media professionals. On the GADMO website, media professionals can find helpful tips for their daily work in numerous video tutorials (in German). Watch the video tutorials for media professionals Among other things, the fact-checkers explain how to analyse photos

July 17, 2023 by Max Bernhard A network of fake accounts on Facebook is agitating against Ukraine and has been sharing fake pro-Russian articles and websites for months. Politicians of the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland seem to also benefit: the network ran ads to promote content by the party’s politicians. This pro-Russian disinformation campaign