A new study in Greece has revealed that vulnerability to health-related fake news is directly linked to harmful lifestyle choices and increased vaccine hesitancy.
Recently published in the journal Healthcare, the study analyzed an online sample of 402 adults in...
Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) is establishing a new unit to identify and counter fake news related to health, Deputy Health Minister Eirini Agapidaki announced this week. The initiative aims to combat the growing spread of misinformation on...
On April 1, 2025 several false historical claims were circulating the internet as part of April Fools' Day. One of them in particular was very widely circulated and deceived many readers. Did you fall for these April Fools' jokes?...
In February, COVID-19-related disinformation fell to its lowest level ever -- just as disinformation related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine exploded, the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) wrote in a brief published on Tuesday.
COVID-19 disinformation falls to its lowest...
The Parliament of Greece approved on Thursday a controversial justice ministry bill that introduces tougher penalties for serious crimes and the spreading of what the bill says is fake news by news organizations and social media.
Ruling New Democracy party's...
Greece has been accused of limiting the freedom of the press freedom after the government earlier in the week brought before Parliament changes to the penal law that foresees heavy penalties for media that are deemed to spread fake news.
The...
Greece announced on Saturday an investigation into websites and social media users suspected of disseminating COVID-19 misinformation that could be deemed to pose a risk to public health.
Instructions on the probe were sent by Citizens’ Protection Minister Panagiotis Theodorikakos...
The Greek Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as “fake news” reports that Turkish soldiers have “invaded and occupied” a patch of Greek land in the northeastern Evros border area.
“There is no foreign force on Greek territory,” the Ministry said...
