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Fact Check Cyprus
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Multidisciplinary Centre Against Misinformation based in the Social Computing Research Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus, aiming at combating misinformation through fact checking and media literacy activities.
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15-minute cities” are not about controlling citizens. The idea promotes local access to work, shops, schools and leisure within 15 mins, reducing car use and improving life quality. Online claims suggesting restrictions or surveillance are false. #misinformation #factcheck
Ψευδείς ισχυρισμοί για τις «πόλεις των 15 λεπτών» επανεμφανίζονται στο διαδίκτυο - Fact Check Cyprus
Ισχυρισμός 1: Το έργο του Ελληνικού στην Αθήνα θα αποτελέσει μελλοντικά μια ανοιχτή φυλακή για τους κατοίκους του, καθώς βασίζεται στο σχέδιο των «πόλεων των 15 λεπτών». Συμπέρασμα 1: Παρότι το έργο τ...
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Kaja Kallas never stated that Russia attacked Germany or that Germany did not attack Russia. Kalas' message is about the historical aggression of Russia and the USSR, and the fact that at least 19 countries have been invaded over the past century. #Russiamisinformation #Germany #Ukraine #Germany
Όχι, η Κάγια Κάλας δεν δήλωσε ότι η Ρωσία επιτέθηκε στη Γερμανία κατά τη διάρκεια του Β΄ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. - Fact Check Cyprus
Ισχυρισμός: Στον Β΄ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο η Γερμανία δεν επιτέθηκε στη Ρωσία, αλλά η  Ρωσία στη Γερμανία: Τάδε έφη Κάγια Κάλας, η «ΥΠ.ΕΞ» της ΕΕ. Συμπέρασμα: Η Κάγια Κάλας ποτέ δεν δήλωσε ότι η Ρωσία επιτέ...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The claim is false. The map was not upside down, but mirrored due to the “mirror effect” of the front camera of the smartphone with which Macron was broadcasting the conversation in selfie mode. #Russia #misinformation #macron #Ukraine
Ψευδής ισχυρισμός ότι ο Μακρόν κρατούσε ανάποδα το χάρτη της Ουκρανίας - Fact Check Cyprus
Ισχυρισμός: Ο Γάλλος πρόεδρος Εμανουέλ Μακρόν κρατούσε ανάποδα το χάρτη της Ουκρανίας κατά τη διάρκεια ζωντανής μετάδοσης. Συμπέρασμα: Ο ισχυρισμός είναι ψευδής. Ο χάρτης δεν ήταν ανάποδα, αλλά καθρεφ...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
15-minute cities” are not about controlling citizens. The idea promotes local access to work, shops, schools and leisure within 15 mins, reducing car use and improving life quality. Online claims suggesting restrictions or surveillance are false. #misinformation #factcheck
Ψευδείς ισχυρισμοί για τις «πόλεις των 15 λεπτών» επανεμφανίζονται στο διαδίκτυο - Fact Check Cyprus
Ισχυρισμός 1: Το έργο του Ελληνικού στην Αθήνα θα αποτελέσει μελλοντικά μια ανοιχτή φυλακή για τους κατοίκους του, καθώς βασίζεται στο σχέδιο των «πόλεων των 15 λεπτών». Συμπέρασμα 1: Παρότι το έργο τ...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Cigarette butts can cause fires, especially in dry, windy weather. The fact that the filter did not burn in the Limassol district fire does not negate the AFT's conclusion,
as cellulose acetate is heat-resistant.

##factcheck #misinformation #fires #Cyprus
Τα αποτσίγαρα μπορούν να προκαλέσουν πυρκαγιά, ενώ το φίλτρο τους παραμένει άθικτο - Fact Check Cyprus
Ισχυρισμός: Σας έπεισαν τα αιτία που ανακοινώθηκαν για τη φονική πυρκαγιά. Ούτε που κάηκε το φίλτρο του τσιγάρου. Συμπέρασμα: Τα αποτσίγαρα μπορούν να προκαλέσουν πυρκαγιά, ειδικά σε ξηρό καιρό με άνε...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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MEP Feidias Panagiotou’s podcast has featured several misleading takes on the Russia-Ukraine war, including calling it a “civil war” rather than an international invasion. Our latest report examines some of the most troubling claims made on his show. 🔗 bit.ly/4kwv9HI
July 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Meta’s replaced fact-checkers with “Community Notes” on FB & IG. Volunteers write notes, but few get published. Experts say it’s slow & not ready. Free speech or chaos? #Meta #CommunityNotes #FactChecking #SocialMedia #Misinformation
Column | Zuckerberg fired the fact-checkers. We tested their replacement.
Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
From ‘Nazi mercenaries’ to organ theft, Moscow’s lies about foreign volunteers in Ukraine aim to spread fear. But authentic voices like Steffen’s cut through all the #disinformation.
Read Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) Polina Lebedeva's guest piece – and #DontBeDeceived
👉 euvsd.info/H3ePZO9Z
August 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Listen to our latest podcast on Spotify. Russia has not abducted only 339 Ukrainian children. That’s just one verified list. Over 19,000 are confirmed missing, many forcibly taken, adopted, or re-educated in Russia. #Ukraine #FactCheck #WarCrimes #misinformation
Episode12 No Russia hasn't just abducted 339 children from Ukraine
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July 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A new report highlights how TikTok influences Romania’s upcoming vote, raising concerns over misinformation and political ads. As platforms shape public opinion, should we push for stricter regulations? #Elections #TikTok #Politics #Romania #misinformation
TikTok reports on intense fraudulent activity related to elections in Romania
In its half-year report for the second half of 2024, TikTok said it blocked 33,000 spam accounts in Romania and nearly 100,000 fake accounts. It highlighted its intense activity in blocking fraudulent...
www.romania-insider.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
📅 2 April – International Fact-Checking Day

Stephen Fry warns about the dangers of misinformation and its threat to democracy. Fact-checkers are not just verifying facts—they defend free speech and truth in a world of fake news. Thanks @greecefactcheck.bsky.social

#FactsMatter #FactCheckingDay
April 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda
Russian disinformation 'infects' AI chatbots, researchers warn
A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber op...
www.france24.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM