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Russian disinformation targets voting system and candidates in German elections
Fact-checkers explain the covert Russian ‘Matryoshka’ influence campaign spreading fake electoral fraud claims and crime allegations as Germans voted in…
Sep 8
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Maria Flannery
Spotting AI slop: Guide to Big Tech’s synthetic content detectors
The promises and limitations of the watermarking and detection systems from Google, OpenAI, Meta, TikTok and Nvidia
Sep 1
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Maria Flannery
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Debunking 3 myths about the solar eclipse
As people across Europe waited for the August 12 solar eclipse, misinformation was spreading on social media and messaging apps. Here's what's true and…
Aug 12
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Maria Flannery
Spain border crisis: Did misinformation or foreign interference cause Ceuta's mass crossings?
Disputed reasons were put forward after tens of thousands of people rushed Ceuta aiming to reach Spain. We examine claims of legal misinformation…
Aug 7
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Maria Flannery
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Mapping & fact-checking the wildfires burning through Europe
An interactive map tracks Europe's 2026 wildfires as fact-checkers debunk AI-faked animal rescues, recycled footage, and misleading firefighting claims.
Jul 29
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Maria Flannery
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Luc Martinon
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Spotting AI slop: Guide to Big Tech’s synthetic content detectors
The promises and limitations of the watermarking and detection systems from Google, OpenAI, Meta, TikTok and Nvidia
Sep 1
•
Maria Flannery
1
1
Spain border crisis: Did misinformation or foreign interference cause Ceuta's mass crossings?
Disputed reasons were put forward after tens of thousands of people rushed Ceuta aiming to reach Spain. We examine claims of legal misinformation…
Aug 7
•
Maria Flannery
3
2
Mapping & fact-checking the wildfires burning through Europe
An interactive map tracks Europe's 2026 wildfires as fact-checkers debunk AI-faked animal rescues, recycled footage, and misleading firefighting claims.
Jul 29
•
Maria Flannery
and
Luc Martinon
Giorgia Meloni warns of 'dangerous' deepfakes as AI lingerie images of her circulate
Italy's PM rebuked suggestive AI images that came soon after the UN highlighted the wider issue of deepfakes targeting women in public life
May 6
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Maria Flannery
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OSINT Investigations
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Manufactured debate: How coordinated networks are hijacking European news comment sections
An investigation by Eurovision News Spotlight members finds bot networks, fake accounts and coordinated campaigns targeted the comment sections of…
Jul 9
2
From climate science to economic fear: Prebunking the narratives aiming to delegitimize COP30
Analysis of 70,000 social media posts unearth the pressing narratives aimed at delegitimizing global climate goals
Nov 6, 2025
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Maria Flannery
,
Mahsa Aminolahi
,
Eva Wackenreuther
,
Satu Helin
,
Ville Juutilainen
,
Giles Pitts
,
Johanna Vehkoo
,
Sarah Emler
,
Alima de Graaf
, and
Derek Bowler
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The new front of war: Inside Israel's digital 'hasbara' offensive
Documents reveal how Israel's state-sponsored 'hasbara' campaigns use social media, paid influencers, and military tours to shape the global narrative…
Sep 12, 2025
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Maria Flannery
,
Jana Heigl
,
Max Gilbert
,
Kathrin Wesolowski
,
Michael Schlegel
,
Eva Wackenreuther
,
Alima de Graaf
,
Daan Nicolay VRT NWS
, and
Derek Bowler
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Online echoes, real-world rage: Europe's deepening hostility towards migrants
Inside Europe’s surge of anti-migrant violence, fanned by far-right actors like Tommy Robinson and misinformation from accounts like RadioGenoa
Jul 31, 2025
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Maria Flannery
,
Sara Badilini
,
Borja Díaz-Merry
,
Lili Rutai
,
Kate McDonald
,
Carlos Baraibar Padro
,
Jack McCarron
,
Karen Bauer
, and
Derek Bowler
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Dispatches
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Russian disinformation targets voting system and candidates in German elections
Fact-checkers explain the covert Russian ‘Matryoshka’ influence campaign spreading fake electoral fraud claims and crime allegations as Germans voted in…
Sep 8
•
Maria Flannery
Debunking 3 myths about the solar eclipse
As people across Europe waited for the August 12 solar eclipse, misinformation was spreading on social media and messaging apps. Here's what's true and…
Aug 12
•
Maria Flannery
Dispatch: Fact-checking the World Cup final's fallout
Online misinformation followed the World Cup final, after six weeks of competition that was coupled with plenty of political discourse and AI fakes
Jul 23
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Maria Flannery
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Melted traffic lights and climate manipulation: extreme heat sparks wave of false claims
The heat wave that has been hitting Europe for weeks became the centre of multiple false narratives and viral misleading claims that spread across…
Jul 15
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Sara Badilini
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