European Coalition Strengthens Defense Against Russian Disinformation Campaigns Brussels – A coalition of twelve European Union member states, including Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and spearheaded by the European External Action Service (EEAS), have reaffirmed their commitment to combating Russia’s ongoing disinformation and information manipulation campaigns. These coordinated efforts aim to expose the perpetrators behind these destabilizing activities and shed light on the sophisticated methods they employ to sow discord within European societies. The joint initiative builds upon nearly a decade of work by the EUvsDisinfo project, a flagship program dedicated to unmasking…

Meta Dismantles Fact-Checking Program Amidst Concerns of Ineffectiveness and Rise of Disinformation Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing scrutiny following its decision to disband its fact-checking program, a move that raises concerns about the proliferation of misinformation across its platforms. This program, designed to identify and flag false or misleading content, has been deemed largely ineffective by a recent report from NewsGuard, a misinformation watchdog organization. The analysis revealed that a mere 14 percent of sampled posts containing Russian, Chinese, and Iranian disinformation narratives were flagged by Meta’s systems. This failure to effectively combat the spread…