@Maldita's new report analyses how online platforms responded to election-related disinformation on their platforms. In 43% of all cases analysed, they didn't. 👀 Read the full findings and see the breakdown of how each platform responded: elections24.efcsn.com/narrative-repo…

Read our reflections on tracking mis- and disinformation in the largest election-related fact-checking database in Europe after the 2024 European Elections. Check out the article with Tech Policy Press 👇 techpolicy.press/what-we-learne…

We're proud to announce our partnership with #ThinkYoungHackathons, a series of hackathons aimed at combating election disinformation using tech, organised by ThinkYoung with the support of Google. 🤝 Open to nonprofit organisations across Europe ℹ️ thinkyoung.eu/hackathons

EFCSN members and staff at the EFCSN assembly ahead of the GlobalFact 11 conference in Sarajevo. 🇧🇦 Thank you to all our members who were able to attend for a fruitful discussion about EFCSN initiatives, priorities and projects! 🤝

New narrative report by EFE Verifica finds that half of disinformation against LGBTI people in Europe represents the group as a "threat to minors", drawing from the data from the #Elections24Check project. Find it and other narrative reports: elections24.efcsn.com/narrative-repo…

New Report: "Denialism in Italy, Spain and Greece stemming from drought, floods and forest fires: How conspiracy theories misrepresent extreme events to deny climate change" climatefacts.efcsn.com/reports/c921a8…

New report using #Elections24Check data: "Disinformation about EU policies" by Faktoje. It analyses the prominence of disinformation related to this topic across Europe. Read the report: elections24.efcsn.com/narrative-repo…

We are pleased to announce our partnership with AFP News Agency, co-founder and verified member of the EFCSN, by which AFP provides members access to the AFP News platform at preferred conditions. 🤝 A valuable tool for fact-checkers, this partnership will support our members in their work.

The attacks against fact-checkers have to stop! Full support for Melita Vrsaljko and the team at FaktografHR. cc International Fact-Checking Network RSF in English

Journalist Melita Vrsaljko of IFCN signatory FaktografHR in Croatia was attacked while documenting illegal dumping. The attacks occurred both on-site and at her home. Here’s the IFCN statement condemning the assault: poynter.org/commentary/202…

A Greek parliament member and party leader has threatened to shut down our member organisation @ellinikahoaxes. The work of fact-checkers is essential to the integrity of information, and we stand behind Ellinika Hoaxes. Read their statement: ellinikahoaxes.gr/2024/07/25/ana…

📢 New report: "Climate Conspiracies in the Western Balkans: Widely Imported and Persistently Repeated" by Metamorphosis as part of the Climate Facts Europe project. 🌍 Read it here: climatefacts.efcsn.com/reports/a1d3be…

📢 Join us in Brussels on 29 Oct 2024 for the #EFCSNConference! 🚀 Come together with the fact-checking community + friends of fact-checkers to learn about the issues facing European fact-checkers and how our community is addressing them. Register at efcsn.com/conference-2024

We are pleased to announce that Mark Scott, Senior Resident Fellow at DFR Lab, will be speaking at the #EFCSNConference in the session "Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation?”. You won't want to miss it! Join us and register here: efcsn.com/conference-2024

We're delighted to share that Amaury Lesplingart, CTO and co-founder of CheckFirst, will be speaking at the #EFCSNConference. He will speak in a session on “Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation?" You can still register to join us at efcsn.com/conference-2024.

We have another engaging speaker joining us for the #EFCSNConference: Jacob Tamm of EEAS will speak at the session “Foreign and/or domestic - who spreads disinformation?" Interested in attending? There is still time to register for the conference: efcsn.com/conference-2024.

EFCSN is disappointed by Meta’s decision to end its Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US, condemns its CEO’s statements linking fact-checking with censorship & calls on the EU to not be deterred in its efforts to stop the spread of disinformation. efcsn.com/news/2025-01-0…

The EFCSN is alarmed by platforms’ retraction from some commitments from Code of Practice on Disinformation and is concerned about their overall commitment to the welfare of millions the Europeans who use their services every day. Read the full statement: efcsn.com/news/2025-01-2…

The EFCSN strongly condemns the police raid on our Serbian member, CRTA which runs the fact-checking platform Istinomer.rs (#dasenelazemo). This incident is an unacceptable attack on civil society, freedom of expression and fact-checking. efcsn.com/news/2025-02-2…

Conversation w/ Henna Virkkunen European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty Security and Democracy at the joint Democracy Matters - Facts Matter Conference with European Digital Media Observatory European Parliament: "Your work is vital for defending our democracy in the European Union"