At first glance, a fact-checking campaign about LGBTQIA+ disinformation might sound like a niche project—something that happens quietly in the corners of the internet, noticed by journalists and researchers but rarely discussed in the halls of government. Yet in September 2026, exactly that project received an important official spotlight. BENEDMO, one of fifteen national and regional hubs connected to the European Digital Media Observatory, saw its work explicitly cited in the Dutch Cabinet’s new Emancipation Memorandum, which was sent to the House of Representatives on September 14. For anyone who has spent time watching how false narratives about queer people…

1. The Promise That Was Never Real There is a special kind of cruelty in telling a person with a disability that a building is designed for them, only to watch them struggle at the doorstep. This is exactly what appears to have happened at the National Highways Authority of India’s Regional Office in Jaipur. For years, people with disabilities from across Rajasthan have been required to visit this office in Shyam Nagar to access a critical service: the free FASTag facility meant to make their travel on national highways smoother. The FASTag device, which allows for electronic toll payments,…