In the waiting room of Seoul Station in Yongsan-gu, on a late July afternoon, the usual noise of travelers and trains seemed to fade. People stood still, craning their necks toward television screens mounted across the hall. A former president of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, was hearing his fate. The first-instance court had just found him guilty of making false statements during the 2022 presidential election campaign, and the sentence was one year and six months in prison, suspended for three years. For many citizens watching, the moment was not simply a news bulletin; it was a powerful,…

In a world where information travels faster than ever, and where a single misleading headline can shape public opinion before the truth has a chance to catch up, the work of organizations like BENEDMO has never been more essential. BENEDMO, the Belgian-Dutch Network for Disinformation, is one of fifteen hubs supported by EDMO, the European Digital Media Observatory, and it serves as a bridge between two closely connected regions: Flanders and the Netherlands. The ninth factsheet released by the network offers a snapshot of the third quarter of 2026, but it is far more than a list of projects and…