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From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections
| Resumo: | Misleading and false information is an issue in the European public sphere. This article analyzes the verified disinformation by fact-checkers during the 2024 European Parliament elections. From the lens of fact-checking, as a journalism practice to fight against disinformation, this research explores the European initiative Elections24Check, a collaborative fact-checking project associated with the European Fact-Checking Standards Network. The research aims: on the one hand, to demonstrate the prevalence of debunking over fact-checking; and on the other, to dissect the thematic nature, format, typology, and deceitful technique of the hoaxes verified during the last European elections. Using content analysis, the sample comprised 487 publications verified by 32 different fact-checkers across a total of 28 countries for one month related to the 2024 European elections. The results present implications regarding the collaborative fact-checking project that made a greater effort to verify other contextual disinformation issues rather than checking disinformation directly involved in the elections and EU politics. Also, this case study revealed the shift in the European fact-checking movement with the prevalence of debunking activity over scrutinizing public statements. Finally, the verified disinformation underscored the continued dominance of text as the primary format for spreading false information and the predominance of content decontextualization. The results of this study aim to deepen the understanding of fact-checking in the European media landscape. |
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| Autores principais: | Rodríguez-Pérez, Carlos |
| Outros Autores: | Sánchez-del-Vas, Rocío; Tuñón-Navarro, Jorge |
| Assunto: | debunking; fact-checking; disinformation; Elections24Check; European Union; European Parliament elections |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Cogitatio Press |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Media and Communication |
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| author | Rodríguez-Pérez, Carlos |
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| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv | Media and Communication; Vol 13 (2025): Protecting Democracy From Fake News: The EU’s Role in Countering Disinformation 2183-2439 10.17645/mac.i476 |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | debunking; fact-checking; disinformation; Elections24Check; European Union; European Parliament elections |
| dc.title.fl_str_mv | From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections |
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| description | Misleading and false information is an issue in the European public sphere. This article analyzes the verified disinformation by fact-checkers during the 2024 European Parliament elections. From the lens of fact-checking, as a journalism practice to fight against disinformation, this research explores the European initiative Elections24Check, a collaborative fact-checking project associated with the European Fact-Checking Standards Network. The research aims: on the one hand, to demonstrate the prevalence of debunking over fact-checking; and on the other, to dissect the thematic nature, format, typology, and deceitful technique of the hoaxes verified during the last European elections. Using content analysis, the sample comprised 487 publications verified by 32 different fact-checkers across a total of 28 countries for one month related to the 2024 European elections. The results present implications regarding the collaborative fact-checking project that made a greater effort to verify other contextual disinformation issues rather than checking disinformation directly involved in the elections and EU politics. Also, this case study revealed the shift in the European fact-checking movement with the prevalence of debunking activity over scrutinizing public statements. Finally, the verified disinformation underscored the continued dominance of text as the primary format for spreading false information and the predominance of content decontextualization. The results of this study aim to deepen the understanding of fact-checking in the European media landscape. |
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| spelling | en-USFrom Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European ElectionsRodríguez-Pérez, CarlosSánchez-del-Vas, RocíoTuñón-Navarro, Jorgedebunking; fact-checking; disinformation; Elections24Check; European Union; European Parliament electionsCopyright (c) 2025 Carlos Rodríguez-Pérez, Rocío Sánchez-del-Vas, Jorge Tuñón-Navarrohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.9475DOIhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/9475URLHasVersionhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/9475/4292URLHasVersionhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.9475DOI2025-03-27en-USMisleading and false information is an issue in the European public sphere. This article analyzes the verified disinformation by fact-checkers during the 2024 European Parliament elections. From the lens of fact-checking, as a journalism practice to fight against disinformation, this research explores the European initiative Elections24Check, a collaborative fact-checking project associated with the European Fact-Checking Standards Network. The research aims: on the one hand, to demonstrate the prevalence of debunking over fact-checking; and on the other, to dissect the thematic nature, format, typology, and deceitful technique of the hoaxes verified during the last European elections. Using content analysis, the sample comprised 487 publications verified by 32 different fact-checkers across a total of 28 countries for one month related to the 2024 European elections. The results present implications regarding the collaborative fact-checking project that made a greater effort to verify other contextual disinformation issues rather than checking disinformation directly involved in the elections and EU politics. Also, this case study revealed the shift in the European fact-checking movement with the prevalence of debunking activity over scrutinizing public statements. Finally, the verified disinformation underscored the continued dominance of text as the primary format for spreading false information and the predominance of content decontextualization. The results of this study aim to deepen the understanding of fact-checking in the European media landscape.Cogitatio Pressapplication/pdfen-USMedia and Communication; Vol 13 (2025): Protecting Democracy From Fake News: The EU’s Role in Countering Disinformation2183-243910.17645/mac.i476engjournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501literatureVoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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| title | From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections |
| title_full | From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections |
| title_fullStr | From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections |
| title_short | From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections |
| title_sort | From Fact-Checking to Debunking: The Case of Elections24Check During the 2024 European Elections |
| topic | debunking; fact-checking; disinformation; Elections24Check; European Union; European Parliament elections |
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