Global Disinformation Index

Report March 2025

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The Global Disinformation Index is a not-for-profit organisation that operates on the three principles of neutrality, independence and transparency. Our vision is a world free from disinformation and its harms. Our mission is to catalyse industry and government to defund disinformation. We provide disinformation risk ratings of the world’s news media sites.

GDI believes that a robust regulatory regime against disinformation depends on the input of signatories and stakeholders. Consequently, we are pleased to submit our formal CoP transparency report and details of our activities carried out in the context of the 2024 European Parliament elections. Here is a summary of how we implemented our commitments.

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Elections 2024
[Note: Signatories are requested to provide information relevant to their particular response to the threats and challenges they observed on their service(s). They ensure that the information below provides an accurate and complete report of their relevant actions. As operational responses to crisis/election situations can vary from service to service, an absence of information should not be considered a priori a shortfall in the way a particular service has responded. Impact metrics are accurate to the best of signatories’ abilities to measure them].
Threats observed or anticipated
GDI observed an uptick in election-related disinformation narratives during the EP elections. This rise came even as the European Commission (EC) implemented guidelines under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to mitigate systemic online risks during elections. These guidelines recommend that Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Search Engines adopt election-specific risk mitigation measures and collaborate with civil society and independent experts to assess the effectiveness of these measures through post-election reviews. In a victory for civic integrity, no substantial election interference  (https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/opinion/the-brief-a-battle-against-disinformation-was-won/)or major disinformation incidents appeared to occur in the lead-up to the elections. No party appeared to significantly benefit from electoral disinformation. 
Mitigations in place
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