From expertise to action against disinformation

EU DisinfoLab is an independent non-profit at the forefront of understanding and tackling disinformation. At the core of our work is our community – sharing knowledge, learning from each other, and working together to turn expertise into action, helping to uphold democratic values and support a healthier information space.

funding the fight

The democratic news ecosystem needs adequate funding – here’s how it can be done

The organisations that defend Europe’s information space carry out the research and analysis on which the EU’s enforcement and resilience architecture depends. They do this reliant on funding structures that were not built for the long term. This puts them in a state of quasi-permanent financial precarity. The 2028-2034 multiannual budget is the moment to position that crucial work on a stable footing. An independent endowment for the democratic news ecosystem, resourced through the EU budget alongside Member States and private resources, would support this work at arm’s length from the institutions.

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Webinars

29 October: Flops and VLOPs: Monetisation, Meta and the Digital Services Act

EVIDENCE & ENFORCEMENT | Facebook paid creators $3 billion last year, but who’s checking where that money goes?Join WHAT TO FIX to unpack their DSA complaint against Meta, which alleges the platform is failing to enforce its own monetisation rules and leaving users without effective ways to report abuse.

5 November: The hype around AI and its potential for disinformation

AI DISINFO WATCH | AI hype is often dismissed as harmless marketing, but can it also work as disinformation?Drawing on the concept of hype, this webinar explores how exaggerated promises around AI bend the facts, centralise money and power, silence critique, lock policymakers into path dependencies and mislead users, with implications for how AI is used and regulated.

19 November: Tracking the fake activity market

COMMUNITY IN ACTION | Fake accounts are openly for sale, fueling scams, fraud and disinformation, and bot detectors are struggling to keep up in the age of generative AI.Join Jon Roozenbeek from the University of Cambridge to explore how the manipulation market works.He’ll also present COTSI, a free tool tracking the daily price of fake accounts.

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our hubs

Resources

Climate Clarity Hub

Warm welcome to the Climate Clarity Hub, a platform that consolidates knowledge and expertise on climate mis/disinformation.

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Resources

AI disinfo hub

This hub is your go-to resource for understanding the impact of AI on disinformation and finding ways to combat it.

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HIghlights

Studies

Decoding disinformation impact frameworks and indicators: a comparative study

Despite advances in disinformation research, measuring its true impact remains one of the field’s toughest challenges.

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Newsletters

Disinfo Update 4/11/2026

This edition looks at platforms and elections: from “technical incidents” restricting political accounts in Brazil and the United States to claims of interference in Israel.

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Technical Documents

Building a common operational picture of FIMI

Doppelganger, Overload, Storm-1516, Undercut… Lost in translation when it comes to Russian information manipulation campaigns targeting the EU – and what can actually be done about them?

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Technical Documents

The disinformation landscape in Spain

Find out more about the disinformation landscape in Spain.

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What we do

Policy research and analysis

The issue of disinformation is embedded in a wide range of policy discussions. We unfold and analyse policy developments affecting the fight against disinformation and make them more accessible and relevant to practitioners on the ground. We engage with policymakers, regulators, and industry to contribute to stronger platform and perpetrator accountability and more effective, enforceable responses, while protecting democratic principles.

Connecting the community

At the heart of our work are the people and organisations working to better understand and counter disinformation. We bring together civil society, researchers, policymakers, journalists, and practitioners working to counter disinformation across Europe and beyond. We facilitate exchanges and strengthen connections between them, to build trust and shared visions. Beyond convening, we contribute to greater coordination by identifying shared priorities and providing a space for collaboration, while amplifying the work and expertise of our community. Through regular knowledge sharing, events, and ongoing collaboration, we aim to help efforts across the field become more connected, focused and effective.

Understanding the information landscape

We gather knowledge and expertise on disinformation, from generative AI and its impact on the information space to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) and platform accountability. Together with others in the field, we develop and contribute to methodologies and frameworks that help make sense of emerging sectors and technologies. Through publications, factsheets, and knowledge hubs, we turn research and analysis into practical guidance, and help identify common priorities to leverage the community’s collective strength.

Advocacy

Our advocacy aims at solving the problem of disinformation for democracy. We bring concerns, evidence, and priorities of practitioners into policy debates to develop future-proof and enforceable solutions. We advocate for the transparency, resources, and sustainable support that the organisations in the field need to do their work effectively.

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