Disinformation

MOLDOVAN SOCIAL MEDIA REFLECTED DIVISIONS IN SOCIETY

25.08.2021 Mediapoint and MEMO 98, with the support of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), monitored social media in the run-up to the 11 July parliamentary elections in Moldova.

WHY DID VRBETICE NOT BECOME ANOTHER SALISBURY?

31.05.2021 Why did only 6 countries expel Russian "diplomats" after the revelation that Russian GRU agents may have been involved in the Vrbetice explosion in 2014?

THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA DURING ELECTIONS

16.05.2021 Seoul International Forum on Elections 2021 organized by the National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea focused on the role & responsibilities of social media during elections

KYRGYZ LOCAL ELECTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

06.05.2021 Local elections were seen as a rehearsal for the parliamentary elections after the constitutional reform

DIGITAL SERVICES ACT - THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY SHOULD BE REINFORCED

14.04.2021 Over the course of 22 years, we have conducted numerous monitoring projects in Slovakia and almost 60 other countries aimed at improving the media environment prior to elections, strengthening critical thinking and helping citizens to receive comprehensive...

THREE FINDINGS FROM THREE COUNTRIES

09.03.2021 We monitored social media platforms to determine their impact on the recent elections in Belarus, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan. Check interviews with three experts to learn what were the three main findings in each country.

KAZAKH ELECTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

08.02.2021 Exiled opposition politician dominated on Instagram Monitoring of social media during the recent Kazakh parliamentary elections showed that while in political exile, the fugitive former head of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank and opposition politician Mukhtar...

THE MANY FACES FIGHTING DISINFORMATION

25.01.2021 MEMO 98 is featured in the publication titled “The Many Faces Fighting Disinformation: Safeguarding Civil Society’s Role in the Response to Information Disorders" as an organization monitoring elections in the digital age.

A TOOLKIT ON HOW TO MONITOR MEDIA COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS

19.11.2020 The information environment has changed significantly in recent years, particularly as a result of new trends and developments, including the increased role of social media networks. This technological and social shift is changing the way media influence...

HOW TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

01.05.2020 As the world faces its worse pandemic in over a century, there is little doubt where the virus originated and how it spread to the rest of the world. Nevertheless, it has become the subject of a massive propaganda and disinformation campaign,...