EC Library Guide on disinformation and misinformation: Introduction
Introduction
About this Library Guide
This Library Guide has been compiled to support the work of the European Commission. It may also be of interest to students, researchers and the wider public.
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Disinformation
Protecting Europe’s democracies from the threats and harmful effects of disinformation, information manipulation and interference, in particular from foreign actors, has been a priority of the EU in recent years. Democracies around the world are facing a proliferation of disinformation and foreign interference operations, which have the potential to destabilise democratic institutions and exacerbate societal divisions, undermining the trust of citizens. This is further exacerbated by digitalisation which allows for disinformation to be disseminated with unprecedented speed and efficiency.
Source: European Commission
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