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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion style=“simple_dashed“ active_section=“1″ collapsible_all=“true“][vc_tta_section title=“DisinfoCheck Roundup 2.0 – Issue 6″ tab_id=“1688632939216-72f55cc7-58d0″][vc_custom_heading text=“DisinfoCheck Roundup 2.0 – Issue 6″ font_container=“tag:h1|text_align:center“ use_theme_fonts=“yes“ css=““][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_column_text css=““]You can also read this newsletter in French <\/strong><\/a>and Luxembourgish<\/strong> <\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_column_text css=““]Autumn is here \u2013 and so is media education season<\/strong><\/p>\n

As autumn settles in and the school year finds its rhythm, classrooms are once again alive with media education activities. Once teachers and students are back into their routines, it\u2019s time for us too to dive back into action. Across the EDMO BELUX network, this season marks the restart of visits, workshops and training sessions aimed at strengthening resilience to disinformation. The coming months will also bring major media literacy events. UNESCO\u2019s Global Media and Information Literacy Week<\/em><\/a> will take place from 24 to 31 October 2025<\/strong>, celebrating MIL worldwide. Closer to home, the Media Literacy Week in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation<\/em>,<\/a> coordinated by the CSEM<\/strong>, will run from 15 to 23 November 2025<\/strong>, featuring more than 200 activities<\/strong>. Many EDMO BELUX partners will take part \u2014 from journalist encounters to media creation workshops \u2014 putting media literacy firmly in the spotlight.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Our fact-checkers‘ corner“ font_container=“tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffcb05″ use_theme_fonts=“yes“][vc_column_text css=““]Disinformation didn\u2019t take a break during the summer. Below are some of the topics that kept fact-checkers busy in recent months:[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=““]JTVCd3BkYXRhdGFibGUlMjBpZCUzRDYwJTVE[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text css=““]Want to verify a claim or revisit past investigations? You can now browse our comprehensive archive of fact-checks at: https:\/\/belux.edmo.eu\/fact-checking\/archives-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Whether you’re a journalist, educator, or curious reader, the archive offers a valuable resource for understanding the truth behind the noise. From debunking viral hoaxes to clarifying misleading narratives, our archive is your gateway to trusted information. Check it out today and help spread facts, not fiction.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Latest news“ font_container=“tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffcb05″ use_theme_fonts=“yes“ css=““][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Back to media education“ font_container=“tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffcb05″ use_theme_fonts=“yes“ css=““][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_column_text css=““]This is always a busy time for media literacy providers. Journalist classroom visits, professional trainings, and educational resources are now in full swing \u2014 for both young audiences and adults. These initiatives foster dialogue between students and journalists, while equipping educators and practitioners with critical media literacy tools. Beyond schools, awareness campaigns and workshops for adults \u2014 from talks on conspiracy theories to media production sessions \u2014 are also helping citizens of all ages engage critically with information.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Media literacy on air“ font_container=“tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffcb05″ use_theme_fonts=“yes“ css=““][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_column_text css=““]Media education also finds its voice on the airwaves. Through partnerships with broadcasters such as RTBF<\/strong> (Belgium) and RTL<\/strong> (Luxembourg), EDMO BELUX supports campaigns like RTBF Against Disinformation<\/em><\/a> campaign, highlighting the vital role of media organisations in promoting critical thinking and fostering a culture of informed media use. The opportunity to recall the relevance of a partnership between the media and media educators in the effort required for a comprehensive educational policy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Past Events“ font_container=“tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffcb05″ use_theme_fonts=“yes“ css=““][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_column_text css=““]Lunch Lecture #6: Seeing is Believing: Visual Misinformation at Election Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you missed our last lunch lecture, you can rewatch it here<\/a>. In this webinar, we welcomed Bart Cammaerts who presented preliminary findings of a study conducted with Nick Anstead on exposure to visual misinformation during recent elections in several countries. What visual misinformation appears in social media feeds when accounts follow partisan actors during elections?<\/em> This presentation introduced some preliminary findings and ongoing research objectives for a study conducted across four national elections in 2024 in Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.<\/p>\n

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#Disinfo2025 Unites Experts in Ljubljana to Combat Disinformation<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 15\u201316 October 2025, EUDisinfoLab hosted #Disinfo2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, a major gathering of counter-disinformation experts from across disciplines. The two-day event featured dynamic panel discussions, keynotes, interviews, and workshops across four parallel tracks, spotlighting the latest challenges and innovations in the fight against disinformation.<\/p>\n

EDMO BELUX joined the conversation with a dedicated stand, engaging attendees and sharing recent publications with the broader community.<\/p>\n

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EDMO BELUX Consortium Meeting Sets the Stage for 3.0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 27 October, the EDMO BELUX consortium held a productive meeting to review current initiatives and plan future developments in the fight against disinformation. The meeting opened with a presentation of the newly revamped repository of fact-checks, designed to improve accessibility and support fact-checkers and researchers across the region.<\/p>\n

Participants also discussed preparations for the EDMO 2.0 final conference, which will highlight key achievements and foster dialogue among stakeholders. The consortium explored ways to strengthen its network of experts, aiming to enhance collaboration and knowledge-sharing across borders.<\/p>\n

A detailed analysis of disinformation policy breaches and potential remedies was presented, sparking thoughtful discussion on regulatory challenges and solutions. Additionally, the group discussed the ongoing qualitative study on media education workshops, focusing on identifying target audiences and refining dissemination strategies.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, the meeting marked the beginning of planning for EDMO BELUX 3.0, a new phase that will build on past successes and refine its objectives, approaches and activities in countering disinformation.<\/p>\n

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Workshop „Mitigating disinformation at the crossroads of ethics, politics and communication“<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 28 October, we had our second multistakeholder workshop, this time at RTL L\u00ebtzebuerg. This workshop brought together ethical thinkers and practitioners to reflect on concerns that often remain implicit in our everyday practices and policies of disinformation mitigation. Disinformation is widely regarded today as a major challenge for democratic societies. Yet efforts to address it inevitably raise ethical, political, and communication questions, including the risk of generating unintended consequences. By convening researchers, practitioners, educators, journalists, and policy makers, the event fostered critical dialogue and identified practices that balance effectiveness with ethical responsibility.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for our takeaways from the workshop in the coming weeks.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Publications“ font_container=“tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffcb05″ use_theme_fonts=“yes“][vc_empty_space height=“10px“][vc_column_text css=““]A cross-country analysis of electoral advertising on Meta and Google during the EU 2024 elections: Compliance, transparency, and targeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

This report discusses the results of an EDMOeu comparative study on political advertising during the 2024 EU elections.<\/em> EDMO BELUX researcher Trisha Meyer led this collaborative effort with ten EDMO hubs, covering electoral advertising in fifteen EU countries. On the one hand, the report analyses compliance and transparency of two Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines<\/strong> (VLOPSEs) \u2014 Meta and Google \u2014 on commitments made on political advertising in the context of the Code of Practice (as of July 2025, Code of Conduct) on Disinformation. On the other hand, it assesses use, spending and targeting by political parties<\/strong> during the run up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024.<\/p>\n

In particular, we provide a comparison of the definitions of political ads in the EU, and assess the VLOPSEs\u2019 compliance with the transparency and targeting requirements as laid out in Reg(EU)2024\/900. Further, we test access to political ad data through Google and Meta\u2019s advertising libraries and Meta\u2019s advertising API, and analyse how political parties in fifteen countries elected to the European Parliament made use of political advertising and targeting on Meta and Google in the period leading up to the EU elections (April \u2013 June 2024).<\/p>\n

We conclude that Meta and Google\u2019s definitions on political advertising are not fully aligned with Reg(EU)2024\/900 and they only partially fulfil transparency and targeting requirements. Further, while political ads can be retrieved through Google and Meta\u2019s ad services, data cleaning and prepping were resource intensive. Finally, in total, 30.000 ads were published and \u20ac 8.7 million was spent in political advertising during the EU2024 elections in the fifteen countries included in the study. We find that ad targeting was commonly used, but often in a rather general manner. This analysis sheds light on the recent decisions of both Meta and Google to withdraw their political ad services in the EU, and the widely differing use, spend and targeting of political advertising by political parties during election periods.<\/p>\n

A Cross-Country Analysis of Electoral Advertising on Meta and Google during the EU 2024 Elections: Compliance, Transparency, and Targeting<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n