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Conversation w/ @HennaVirkkunen European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty Security and Democracy at the joint Democracy Matters - Facts Matter Conference with @EDMO_EUI @Europarl_EN: "Your work is vital for defending our democracy in the European Union"
Democracy matters. Facts matter. Fact-checking conference 25-26 March 2025 European Parliament.

ALT Democracy matters. Facts matter. Fact-checking conference 25-26 March 2025 European Parliament.

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The EFCSN strongly condemns the police raid on our Serbian member, @CRTArs which runs the fact-checking platform Istinomer.rs (@istinomer). This incident is an unacceptable attack on civil society, freedom of expression and fact-checking. efcsn.com/news/2025-02-25_ef…
EFCSN condemns police raid on Serbian members Istinomer.rs

ALT EFCSN condemns police raid on Serbian members Istinomer.rs

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The EFCSN is alarmed by platforms’ retraction from some commitments from Code of Practice on Disinformation and is concerned about their overall commitment to the welfare of millions the Europeans who use their services every day. Read the full statement: efcsn.com/news/2025-01-22_ef…
EFCSN Statement on Platforms’ Reduced Commitments to the Code of Practice on Disinformation

ALT EFCSN Statement on Platforms’ Reduced Commitments to the Code of Practice on Disinformation

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EFCSN is disappointed by Meta’s decision to end its Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US, condemns its CEO’s statements linking fact-checking with censorship & calls on the EU to not be deterred in its efforts to stop the spread of disinformation. efcsn.com/news/2025-01-07_ef…
EFCSN disappointed by end to Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US; Condemns statements linking fact-checking to censorship

ALT EFCSN disappointed by end to Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US; Condemns statements linking fact-checking to censorship

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We have another engaging speaker joining us for the #EFCSNConference: Jacob Tamm of EEAS will speak at the session “Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation?" Interested in attending? There is still time to register for the conference: efcsn.com/conference-2024.
EFCSN Conference. Jacob Tamm, EEAS. Featured Speaker. Session: Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation? Co-funded by the European Union.

ALT EFCSN Conference. Jacob Tamm, EEAS. Featured Speaker. Session: Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation? Co-funded by the European Union.

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We're delighted to share that Amaury Lesplingart, CTO and co-founder of @CheckFirstHQ, will be speaking at the #EFCSNConference. He will speak in a session on “Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation?" You can still register to join us at efcsn.com/conference-2024.
EFCSN Conference Amaury Lesplingart CTO and Co-Founder, CheckFirst Featured Speaker Session: Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation? Co-funded by the European Union

ALT EFCSN Conference Amaury Lesplingart CTO and Co-Founder, CheckFirst Featured Speaker Session: Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation? Co-funded by the European Union

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We are pleased to announce that Mark Scott, Senior Resident Fellow at DFR Lab, will be speaking at the #EFCSNConference in the session "Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation?”. You won't want to miss it! Join us and register here: efcsn.com/conference-2024
EFCSN Conference. Mark Scott, Senior Resident Fellow, DFR Lab. Featured Speaker. Session: Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation? Co-funded by the European Union.

ALT EFCSN Conference. Mark Scott, Senior Resident Fellow, DFR Lab. Featured Speaker. Session: Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation? Co-funded by the European Union.

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📢 Join us in Brussels on 29 Oct 2024 for the #EFCSNConference! 🚀 Come together with the fact-checking community + friends of fact-checkers to learn about the issues facing European fact-checkers and how our community is addressing them. Register at efcsn.com/conference-2024
EFCSN: European Fact-Checking Standards Network Conference Countering Disinformation in Europe: Present Challenges, Future Solutions Co-funded by the European Union

ALT EFCSN: European Fact-Checking Standards Network Conference Countering Disinformation in Europe: Present Challenges, Future Solutions Co-funded by the European Union

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📢 New report: "Climate Conspiracies in the Western Balkans: Widely Imported and Persistently Repeated" by @fmeta as part of the Climate Facts Europe project. 🌍 Read it here: climatefacts.efcsn.com/repor…
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A Greek parliament member and party leader has threatened to shut down our member organisation @ellinikahoaxes. The work of fact-checkers is essential to the integrity of information, and we stand behind Ellinika Hoaxes. Read their statement: ellinikahoaxes.gr/2024/07/25…

Ανακοίνωση για τις αντισυνταγματικές εξαγγελίες του Κυριάκου Βελόπουλου για κατάργηση των Ellinika...

Το τελευταίο διάστημα, ο Κυριάκος Βελόπουλος, έχει επανειλημμένα προβεί σε σειρά αντιδημοκρατικών εξαγγελιών, εκτοξεύοντας σοβαρότατες απειλές περί κατάργησης των Ellinika […]

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@ellinikahoaxes25 Jul 2024
Ανακοίνωση για τις αντισυνταγματικές εξαγγελίες του Κυριάκου Βελόπουλου για κατάργηση των Ellinika Hoaxes tinyurl.com/bdzxkhnw
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Journalist Melita Vrsaljko of IFCN signatory @FaktografHR in Croatia was attacked while documenting illegal dumping. The attacks occurred both on-site and at her home. Here’s the IFCN statement condemning the assault: poynter.org/commentary/2024/…

The International Fact-Checking Network deplores attack on journalist from Faktograf of Croatia -...

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their...

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The attacks against fact-checkers have to stop! Full support for Melita Vrsaljko and the team at @FaktografHR. cc @factchecknet @RSF_en
European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN)@eurofactcheck17 Jul 2024
We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at @FaktografHR and condemn the recent attack on journalist Melita Vrsaljko. This incident highlights an escalation of a trend of harassment of fact-checkers. We must work together to protect fact-checkers. efcsn.com/news/2024-07-17_ef…
EFCSN condemns attack on Croatian fact-checker

ALT EFCSN condemns attack on Croatian fact-checker

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We are pleased to announce our partnership with @AFP, co-founder and verified member of the EFCSN, by which AFP provides members access to the AFP News platform at preferred conditions. 🤝 A valuable tool for fact-checkers, this partnership will support our members in their work.
EFCSN Announces Partnership with AFP for AFP News Access for Members. EFCSN. AFP.

ALT EFCSN Announces Partnership with AFP for AFP News Access for Members. EFCSN. AFP.

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New report using #Elections24Check data: "Disinformation about EU policies" by @Faktoje_Albania. It analyses the prominence of disinformation related to this topic across Europe. Read the report: elections24.efcsn.com/narrat…
EU Policy. Report: Disinformation about EU policies

ALT EU Policy. Report: Disinformation about EU policies

"Out of 2390 articles in total [analyzed from the Elections24Check database], 336 are about policies related to the European Union, ranking the 4th most used topic for fake news." Report by Faktoje.al

ALT "Out of 2390 articles in total [analyzed from the Elections24Check database], 336 are about policies related to the European Union, ranking the 4th most used topic for fake news." Report by Faktoje.al

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New Report: "Denialism in Italy, Spain and Greece stemming from drought, floods and forest fires: How conspiracy theories misrepresent extreme events to deny climate change" climatefacts.efcsn.com/repor…
Denialism in Italy, Spain and Greece stemming from drought, floods and forest fires: How conspiracy theories misrepresent extreme events to deny climate change

ALT Denialism in Italy, Spain and Greece stemming from drought, floods and forest fires: How conspiracy theories misrepresent extreme events to deny climate change

A report by Maldita.es, FACTA, Ellinika Hoaxes as part of the Climate Facts Europe project by the EFCSN

ALT A report by Maldita.es, FACTA, Ellinika Hoaxes as part of the Climate Facts Europe project by the EFCSN

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EFCSN members and staff at the EFCSN assembly ahead of the GlobalFact 11 conference in Sarajevo. 🇧🇦 Thank you to all our members who were able to attend for a fruitful discussion about EFCSN initiatives, priorities and projects! 🤝
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New narrative report by @EFEVerifica finds that half of disinformation against LGBTI people in Europe represents the group as a "threat to minors", drawing from the data from the #Elections24Check project. Find it and other narrative reports: elections24.efcsn.com/narrat…
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@EFEVerifica25 Jun 2024
🏳️‍🌈 La mitad de la desinformación contra las personas LGTBI en Europa representa al colectivo como una amenaza para la infancia.  ☑️ Así lo constata la base de datos de #Elections24Check, puesta en marcha por @eurofactcheck por las elecciones europeas.  verifica.efe.com/desinformac…

La mitad de la desinformación antiLGTBI en Europa difunde que son un peligro para la infancia

Uno de cada dos bulos contra las personas LGTBI desmentidas en Europa representa a este colectivo como una amenaza para la infancia.

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We're proud to announce our partnership with #ThinkYoungHackathons, a series of hackathons aimed at combating election disinformation using tech, organised by @ThinkYoungNGO with the support of @Google. 🤝 Open to nonprofit organisations across Europe ℹ️ thinkyoung.eu/hackathons
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Read our reflections on tracking mis- and disinformation in the largest election-related fact-checking database in Europe after the 2024 European Elections. Check out the article with @techpolicypress 👇 techpolicy.press/what-we-lea…

What We Learned Running the Biggest Election-Related Fact-Checking Database in Europe

Stephan Mündges details learnings from the European Fact-Checking Standards Network's effort around the 2024 European elections.

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Replying to @maldita
@Maldita's new report analyses how online platforms responded to election-related disinformation on their platforms. In 43% of all cases analysed, they didn't. 👀 Read the full findings and see the breakdown of how each platform responded: elections24.efcsn.com/narrat…
Platform response to disinformation during the EU Election 2024

ALT Platform response to disinformation during the EU Election 2024

Finding: 43% of disinformation content received no visible action by the platforms with that rate varying across the platforms. Report by Maldita.es

ALT Finding: 43% of disinformation content received no visible action by the platforms with that rate varying across the platforms. Report by Maldita.es

Results Breakdown: Facebook 88,83% action / 11,17% no action. Instagram 70,73% action / 29,27% no action. TikTok 40,00% action / 60,00% no action. X 29,33% action / 70,67% no action. YouTube 24,49% action / 75,51% no action. Total 56,85% action / 43,15% no action.

ALT Results Breakdown: Facebook 88,83% action / 11,17% no action. Instagram 70,73% action / 29,27% no action. TikTok 40,00% action / 60,00% no action. X 29,33% action / 70,67% no action. YouTube 24,49% action / 75,51% no action. Total 56,85% action / 43,15% no action.

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