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How to fight disinformation
The European Parliament tackles "fake news"
How to fight disinformation
The European Parliament tackles "fake news"
Disinformation campaigns are a threat to the proper functioning of democracies. The Parliament is committed to ensuring people are able to access reliable information.
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Press Releases
Foreign electoral interference seriously threatens European democratic societies to the benefit of anti-EU, right-wing extremist and populist forces, warn MEPs.
Hostile propaganda that seeks to undermine the EU could influence the upcoming European elections. We talked to MEP Anna Fotyga about how to counteract it.
The EU is stepping up action to tackle harmful disinformation surrounding the coronavirus, while respecting the freedom of expression.
Understanding disinformation
Understanding disinformation
How to spot when news is fake
Understanding conspiracy theory
From post-truth to post-trust?
Computational propaganda techniques
The challenges of regulating disinformation with artificial intelligence
Foreign influence operations in the EU
EU countering disinformation
EU countering disinformation
Briefing on EU's response to online disinformation
What Europe does for fact-checkers
The European Parliament creates a science-media hub to fight scientific disinformation
Video: How disinformation affects democracy
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Parliament wants to protect democratic debate in the European elections by introducing financial penalties for EU parties and foundations abusing data in political campaigns.
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Press Releases
Press Releases
MEPs warn that Russia’s disinformation campaigns are the main source of disinformation in Europe, along with China, Iran and North Korea.
Studies on disinformation
Studies on disinformation
Disinformation and propaganda – impact on the functioning of the rule of law in the EU and its member states
Automated tackling of disinformation
Debates and hearings
Debates and hearings
Hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media - towards an EU response (April 2017)
Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes: extracts from the debate (September 2019)
Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes (October 2019)
Public hearing on combatting hate speech (November 2019)
Seminar for Journalists (November 2018)
Audiovisual materials
Audiovisual materials
Current parliamentary term
Last parliamentary term
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