Towards a New Model of Journalism: Kaijaleena Runsten on the JEMILE Project 

By Danyil Kulinka  Young audiences increasingly get their news from social media, where the line between professional journalism and other content is becoming less clear. Media...

Fake: Italian Mafia Is Buying Ukrainian Drones on the Black Market

In reality, Palermo prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia spoke about drones "of the type used in the war in Ukraine," not about aircraft supplied to...

Manipulation: The Scale of Europe’s Wildfires Was Caused by EU Sanctions Against Russia

Russian propaganda outlets are circulating claims that the scale of the wildfires in France and Spain was caused by EU sanctions against Russia. Europe,...

A circulating video claims “French citizens hold a parade to mourn the Nanjing Massacre”

The circulating video splices together unrelated footage. Fact-check reporter: Tseng Hui-wenManaging editor: Chen Wei-ting The original publication can be read here. A video recently circulating on social media...

Manipulation: Ukraine Is Defenseless Against Iranian Missiles Even With Patriots, Analysts Say

Defence Express analysts did not concede that Ukraine is helpless against Iranian missiles or that Patriots "won't help." The outlet noted only the difficulty...

Online claim: “The anti-toxic-oil rally in Taiwan received no media coverage at all”

Multiple media outlets reported on it. Fact-check reporter: Chiu Shao-anManaging editor: Ho Hui-an The original publication can be read here. As the Chung Lien Grease case continued to...

Fake: Stolen Lalique Pendant Found on Olena Zelenska

The BBC published no such report. In the original footage of Olena Zelenska's arrival at the Élysée Palace, she is wearing no pendant whatsoever...

Fake: Poland’s Intelligence Service Named Ukraine a ‘New Threat’ to Eastern Europe

Poland's Foreign Intelligence Agency published no such report or statement. The fake is built on an anonymous video bearing an unidentifiable logo, with footage...

Fake: France’s Army Would Last Just Seven Days Against Russia, Statista Says

Neither Statista nor the Institute for the Study of War published any such study. The infographic circulating online is a forgery built on Statista's...

Fake: Central Taiwan is undergoing population replacement — the Chinese immigrant population in Taichung’s...

The data is wrong; immigrants from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau make up 1.44% of Beitun's total population. Fact-check reporter: Tseng Hui-wen Editor: Chen Wei-ting The...