Protecting democratic values by tackling pandemic-related disinformation
The project purpose was to monitor and analyse disinformation and media manipulations related to the coronavirus pandemic, and possible use of pandemic-related fake news and propaganda in order to influence or destabilise the situation in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in Eastern Partnership countries. The project compared manipulations by means of electronic media and social media in the context of the pandemic, with attention to the general and more specific, country-related narratives and methods, as well as the connections between involved proxy groups.
Report about the international roundtable discussionCOVID-19 Conspiracies as Component of Hybrid Threats in the EU and EaP (31 July 2020) by the 1in.am Armenian News and Analyses.
Armenian and Latvian participants' articles in the July 2020 issue of the EaP Monthly Bulletin, and Romanian participants' full article.
9 Sept. 2020 Our partner, director of the Experts for Security and Global Affairs Association Dr Angela Grămadă had an interview with 1in.am Armenian News and Analysis about the role of civil society in dealing with misinformation about the pandemic and other issues (in Armenian).
The October 2020 issue of the EaP Monthly Bulletin features four articles related to the programme and the English version of Angela Grămadă's interview (originally published in Armenian on 9 September).
30 Dec. 2020 CPS vice president Armen Grigoryan participated in the discussionConspiracy Theories as Political Tools organised by the Media Center.
The January 2021 issue of the EaP Monthly Bulletin features four articles related to the programme.
19 March 2021 CPS vice president Armen Grigoryan's article, Some Lessons about Civil Society’s Role during the Pandemic, published by the Black Sea NGO Forum.