Question for written answer E-006609/2020 to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Rule 138 Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE)
1. Applicants for the International Fact-Checking Network’s code of principles must have a page on their website detailing the professional biography of all those who play a significant part in their editorial output(1). Why does the EUvsDisinfo website not provide this level of transparency?
2. Before labelling a publication ‘disinformation’, does the European External Action Service East StratCom Task Force contact the author or outlet to ask for supporting evidence?