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Maldita.es and Servimedia receive a grant from the European Media and Information Fund to launch an early warning and response system for disinformation campaigns

The project “FAST: Fact-checkers acting to stop early-detected disinformation campaigns”, led by Maldita.es together with Servimedia and funded by the European Media and Information Fund (EMIF), aims primarily to improve the effectiveness of fact-checking organisations’ work, increase the impact of debunks, and prevent the viral spread of disinformation campaigns.

February 8, 2023
Maldita.es and Servimedia receive a grant from the European Media and Information Fund to launch an early warning and response system for disinformation campaigns

The system combines innovative technological tools with different workflow approaches to tackle disinformation, especially campaigns that emerge in crisis situations and are related to climate crises, gender and migration. Maldita.es and Servimedia will distribute verified content through a multi-format system to maximise the reach of debunks.

FAST will strengthen Maldita.es’ capacity to address disinformation even before it goes viral on social media and, together with Servimedia, will increase the reach of verified information in traditional media outlets.

This project is one of the eight funded by EMIF in six European countries that applied to the call “Boosting Fact-checking Activities in Europe”. The approved projects address multiple communities and are based in the United Kingdom, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, France and the Czech Republic.

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