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June 28, 2025

“Parasites or system whores”: How reporting about global heating provokes hatred of climate journalists and weather presenters

Climate journalism and science are "unreliable" Politically biased Mouthpieces of the global elite Xenophobic rhetoric

June 27, 2025

Dung heaps, verbal attacks, death wishes: the farmers’ protest movement and its attacks on editorial offices and critical journalists

Climate journalism and science are "unreliable" Mouthpieces of the global elite Media is/spreads “fake news” Politically biased

June 27, 2025

Toxic Networks: The digital ecosystem that targeted Spain’s public broadcaster during the deadly Valencia flooding

“Censors” or “Ministry of Truth” Politically biased Media is/spreads “fake news”

June 25, 2025

Zuckerberg’s Comments Fuel Disinformation Narratives and Anti-Fact-Checker Sentiment in Hungary

“Censors” or “Ministry of Truth” Politically biased 'Woke'/undermining traditional values

June 24, 2025

Disinformation in the Deep North: Hybrid Warfare against Ilia Shumanov and Climate Transparency in the Russian Arctic

"Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Climate journalism and science are "unreliable" Dubious finances Media is/spreads “fake news” Politically biased

June 4, 2025

Operation “Grinning Squinting Face”: Attacks on the Climate Portal Hidden Behind a Smiling Face

Climate journalism and science are "unreliable" Politically biased “Censors” or “Ministry of Truth” Dubious finances

May 8, 2025

A bad climate: Untold threats to climate and environmental journalists in Italy

'Woke'/undermining traditional values Media is/spreads “fake news”

August 23, 2024

Fake Voices of Europe – The AI-attack on Slovak Journalist Monika Tódová

"Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Media is/spreads “fake news” Politically biased

August 22, 2024

No reporting without bodyguard: Attacks on media and journalists in the German State of Thuringia

“Censors” or “Ministry of Truth” Mouthpieces of the global elite Politically biased 'Woke'/undermining traditional values Dubious finances Media is/spreads “fake news”

August 21, 2024

‘Culture warriors’: The far-right’s campaign against Adina Marincea

"Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Media is/spreads “fake news” 'Woke'/undermining traditional values Antisemitic rhetoric Promoting authoritarian regimes

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