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#disinformation

And my state of mind radically changed at that moment. And our media shift [sic] changed. Our research, our clarity, the conditions changed, so we had to change. And we were no longer apologetic about things. I wasn't trying to play nice. And I know a lot of good people play nice. Talk about what you really focused on every day. And people will pay attention to your ten point plan on affordability.

Extreme politics and extreme weather go hand in hand, and both have to be confronted if we are to understand and overcome the polycrisis we are living through. Yet few media organisations are examining why the climate emergency is creating a new era of demagogues. Even fewer are scrutinising how those authoritarian leaders are trying to misdirect public attention away from the root cause of our current global malaise.

AI is dominating the economy and at the top of policy agendas. Ads for it are everywhere. Your favorite artist is probably experimenting with it. And as hundreds of billions of dollars get poured into the tech, it can feel like the whole world is holding its breath for when it somehow becomes superintelligent and magically ushers us into a utopic age.

Erika Stael von Holstein, 41, has been advising European institutions on science, technology, society, and democracy for two decades. She's the founder and director of Re-Imagine Europe, a think tank focused on depolarization. The Stockholm-born advisor has also promoted Nodes.eu, a European observatory of narratives against disinformation. Von Holstein is a member of the expert council on artificial intelligence convened by the Spanish government. This work brought her to Madrid, where she met with EL PAIS.

Presented by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter, GlobalFact is the world's largest and most impactful summit for professional fact-checking. Every year, fact-checkers come together to address industry-wide challenges, exchange best practices and build collaborative solutions to improve our shared information ecosystem. Each day of the summit features keynote presentations, interactive learning sessions and networking events to help fact-checkers build business operations, audiences and impact.

A 2024 Pew Research report noted that 40% of Americans who get their information online say inaccuracy is the aspect they dislike the most, a number that's increased nearly 31% over the past five years.

China conducts overwhelming political warfare against Taiwan-disinformation, cognitive warfare, fake news. It's a constant battle for public perception and morale. And it's getting worse.

The Kremlin used the recent vote of no confidence against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch a narrative about the dysfunctions of European institutions, attempting to polarize and weaken the EU.

The report by the Washington DC-based Tech Transparency Project reveals that Houthi-affiliated arms dealers have been openly operating commercial weapon stores for months on both platforms.

"Having an energy conversation without talking about climate is like talking about smoking and not talking about cancer." For too many years, the petroleum industry has discouraged analysis of energy policy and its climate results.

Over 100 people have now been confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas over the weekend, including 27 young campers and staff at a local girls' summer camp.

Just hours after Minnesotans learned that Democratic House leader Melissa Hortman had been assassinated, right-wing influencer Collin Rugg, who has 1.8 million followers on X, posted a 'report' that hinted that she'd been killed because of a recent vote on ending undocumented adults' ability to enroll in MinnesotaCare, a subsidized health insurance for the working poor.

DW Fact check debunked multiple misleading videos claiming to show current Israeli attacks on Iran, revealing they actually depict events from 2003 in Baghdad.

"It is so far out of left field that I find it insulting to our members of Congress that they would actually give them something like this."

When a reporter asked Elon about his black eye in the Oval last week, Trump said he hadn't noticed it, wrote Price. Now he's claiming to have even offered him concealer.

Mountainhead presents a stark reflection of our current reality, spotlighting the disconnection in a tech-driven world battling chaos fueled by disinformation.

Thousands gathered in Sofia to oppose Bulgaria's euro adoption plans, demanding a referendum, highlighting fears and mistrust surrounding the economic transition.

The empty seat reserved for Vladimir Putin at the Istanbul negotiations symbolized Russia's refusal to engage in peace talks and ceasefires during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The Elysee Palace has condemned as disinformation the claims that Macron took cocaine with Merz and Starmer on a train to Kyiv, emphasizing vigilance against manipulation.

Kennedy has historically profited from his 'vaccine skepticism', tapping into a network of multibranching disinformation that undermines public health.

Decades of psychological research suggest that authoritarian leaders and their admirers consistently share one thing in common: they twist the truth.

"House Bill 366, often referred to online as the Texas meme bill, was filed on Feb. 27, 2025, by Rep. Dade Phelan (R-T.X.). The law would require political ads using digitally altered media to display a label stating that it includes content that isn't real."

Mark Bunting, the director of online safety strategy delivery at Ofcom, noted that while the OSA created an advisory committee on disinformation, it lacks provisions addressing disinformation directly.

CISA's job is to "hunt and harden our systems," but instead, it got involved in misinformation/disinformation campaigns, according to Secretary Noem.