The invasion of Ukraine, one year on
One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU and the US stand united with Kiev. Time for a recap and look ahead.
Misinformation swirls over EU edible insects
Eurosceptics have a new bugbear, claiming that Brussels has a clandestine plan to make people eat insects in a misinformation narrative flourishing on and offline.
Beyond Fake News: Fact Check workshop in the European Newsroom
Disinformation, misinformation, fake news – journalists are confronted with these every day in their work. How can you tell if a social media account is genuine and a photo really represents what it depicts? Around 20 journalists from news agencies across Europe got to the bottom of these questions in enr’s fact check workshop.
Europe in brief: Brussels presses Spain over judicial appointments standoff
The renewal of Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary has been blocked for four years. As Spain will hold the EU Council presidency in the second half of 2023, Brussels is urging the country to end the deadlock. Other topics: EPP cancels Naples summit over Berlusconi’s Ukraine remarks and Austria maintains military neutrality in the Ukraine war.
‘Giant blood clot’ image unrelated to Covid-19 vaccine
An article claims a photo shows a massive blood clot caused by Covid-19 vaccination. This is false; the picture predates the pandemic and is unrelated to vaccines.