The monthly fact-checking briefs from EDMO provide a useful round up of the latest stories that have been fact-checked by members of the 26 organisations that are part of the EDMO fact-checking network. The lastest one is based on a total of 1180 fact-checking articles and provides a fascinating insight into the various disinformation narratives that are out there. Out of these articles, 163 (14%) focused on Ukraine-related disinformation; 129 (11%) focused on COVID-19-related disinformation; and 144 (12%) focused on climate change-related disinformation. Check it out.
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