Online disinformation and the EU’s response

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Publication Date February 2019
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The proliferation of disinformation - including false news posing as factual stories - became increasingly visible ever since the conflict in Ukraine. While existing research indicates that a majority of people have difficulties determining when news is not factual, the EU has progressively stepped up its efforts to tackle 'fake news' online.

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The Primary Source below relates to the latest version of this EPRS At a Glance, which has replaced a previous version published in May 2018. This Document has updated and revised other versions previously published:

Source Link https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2018/620230/EPRS_ATA(2018)620230_EN.pdf
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  • https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2018)620230
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