EDMO Belux – Monitoring Disinformation in Belgium and Luxembourg

Fact checking

EDMO BELUX publishes fact checks on a daily basis as well as investigative reports aimed at minimizing the impact of disinformation campaigns.

Media Literacy

EDMO BELUX raises awareness by promoting educational materials, and organizing training events and campaigns.

Research

Through multidisciplinary research, EDMO BELUX will monitor the impact of disinformation and platform responses on democratic processes.

Environment, Fact Check, Science, Society

Facebook post misinterpets data to suggest Arctic ice is not declining

Fact Check, Health, Society

Misleading posts claim ‘overripe bananas contain cancer-fighting substance’

Events

Event: News use in Flanders. Key takeaways from the 2022 Digital News Report for Flanders – hybrid meeting

Events

An analysis of recommendation algorithms on YouTube against disinformation in Belgium

News

Study by EDMO BELUX researcher Jonas Lefevere finds that most Flemish people consider disinformation and fake news an important threat to democracy

EDMO BELUX

EDMO BELUX is a hub for research, fact-checking and media literacy on online disinformation in Belgium and Luxembourg. Launched in October 2021 and funded by the European Commission, it gathers a network of more than 100 disinformation experts and operates in five languages (Dutch, French, English, German, Luxembourgish). EDMO BELUX is part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO).

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