THE EU REMAINS THE MOST TARGETED TOPIC BY DISINFORMATION, WHILE FALSE STORIES ON CLIMATE AND IMMIGRATION RISE
Published Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 08:16
The 34 organizations*part of the EDMO fact-checking network that contributed to this brief published a total of 1.750 fact-checking articles in June 2024. Out of these articles, 148 (8%) focused on Ukraine-related disinformation; 146 (8%) on climate change-related disinformation; 209 (12%) on disinformation related to the EU; 67 (4%) on the conflict between Israel and Hamas; 78 (4%) on COVID-19-related disinformation; 135 (8%) on disinformation related to immigration; and 39 (2%) on disinformation about LGBTQ+ and gender issues.
The share of EU-related disinformation is lower than it was in May – when it reached its maximum since the dedicated monitoring began – but its percentage is still the highest among constantly monitored topics for the third month in a row. Climate change-related disinformation increased slightly by around 2% and the same did disinformation about immigration. False stories about the conflict in the Middle East decreased significantly, while the decrease of false stories related to COVID-19 was more moderate. Disinformation about the war in Ukraine and LGBTQ+ issues remained stable.
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