Take a look at a selection of key numbers illustrating what our network has so far accomplished in the fields of fact-checking, media literacy, research, and policy analysis. As we look towards the next chapter of EDMO, these figures serve as an inspiring illustration of what this relatively young network can achieve, and why it is critically important that it continues its work.

On 8 July 2024, the EDMO Management Committee unanimously elected Paolo Cesarini as the new Chair of the EDMO Executive Board. Having served as EDMO Programme Director, Paolo Cesarini is fully familiar with all EDMO activities and strategic priorities. EDMO extends its sincere gratitude to outgoing Chair Miguel Poiares Maduro for his steadfast commitment as Chair of the Executive Board since its establishment.

The EDMO Task Force published its final report, presenting all outputs and outcomes of an intensive and rewarding community-wide effort. Its work was built on the efforts of over 50 independent fact-checking organizations, part of the EDMO fact-checking network, and the 14 EDMO hubs monitoring the disinformation at the local and national level.

How can we assess mitigation measures by online platforms to address the spread of disinformation? Building on past proposals, our new report by the Integrity Institute proposes three key indicators: algorithmic amplification of disinformation, platform business model, and demonitization of disinformation.

EDMO condemns any assault on journalists, after Croatian fact-check journalist and documentary filmmaker Melita Vrsaljko of Faktograf said she was physically attacked while documenting illegal anti-environmental practices as part of a wider, climate-related journalistic project. Stronger action is urgently needed to counter increasing violence against journalists and fact-checkers.

Ahead of the European Parliament elections, EDMO launched a training series on election integrity that was attended by over a hundred participants from the fact-checking sector, academia, journalism and civil society. The first training module focused on election integrity on online platforms. The second was aimed at journalists covering the upcoming elections. Find out more and watch the recordings.

The July Edition of the Media Literacy Monthly Digest showcases diverse activities: an innovative Internet safety drill for preschoolers, an AI guide for seniors, diverse studies and research reports on media and factual relativism, educational gaps and needs in Italy, and young people’s digital practices in France.

EDMO BELUX 2.0, a multidisciplinary hub uniting fact-checkers, media, analysts, and educators to combat disinformation in Belgium and Luxembourg, was launched. Building on its track record of detecting and exposing harmful disinformation, it empowers media, civil society, and government in countering disinformation.

The fact-checking highlights of the EDMO Hubs can be found in an interactive map updated on a monthly basis. In July, the Hubs chose their best fact-checking items on disinformation targeting a wide range of topics, such as the integrity of EU elections, EU policies, climate change, the war in Ukraine, LGBTQIA+ and migration.