Disinformation and propaganda

On 7 January, Meta announced the closure of its fact-checking program in the United States, paving the way for a similar decision in Europe

Mark Zuckerberg’s recent statements, in which he openly brands journalism and fact-checkers as “biased,” are just the culmination of a long war of attrition against journalism on Facebook.

The investigations conducted by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in 2024 not only shed light on violence against journalists and attacks on trustworthy journalism, but also played a key role in responding to a wave of attacks by various actors against RSF

Director of Detector Media, a Ukrainian watchdog tracking Russian propaganda, Halyna Petrenko spoke to RSF about Russia’s strategies to spread disinformation on social media, and identified the people working behind the scenes.

As part of The Propaganda Monitor project, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) spoke to Raša Nedeljkov, Programme Director of the NGO Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA) and an expert on combating disinformation in Serbia.

As the reporter fears for his safety, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges Polish authorities to swiftly bring those responsible for these threats to justice.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued a response to the ongoing criticism of its past stance on Pablo González, a Russo-Spanish national who no longer falls within the organisation’s mandate.

Following the Australian government’s decision to abandon its proposed law aimed at tackling misinformation and disinformation spread on digital platforms, RSF calls on Australian political forces to develop appropriate laws to address the growing problem

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announces that Alla Berezovskaya’s membership to the NGO has been cancelled, following her deliberate misuse of the organisation’s name. Berezovskaya works for media outlets in Latvia linked to the Kremlin.