<![CDATA[Fact-checking is more important than ever.]]>Fact-checking is more important than ever.

In a world shaped by AI-generated content, deepfakes, and increasingly sophisticated misleading narratives, it’s becoming harder to tell what’s real and what’s not.

That’s why we’re acting - with stronger rules and tools to tackle disinformation:

🔹The Digital Services Act
🔹The Code of Conduct on disinformation
🔹EUvsDisinfo
🔹European Digital Media Observatory

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/18a7c607-d76c-4dd8-9e1d-74f944f03d63/fact-checking-is-more-important-than-ever.RSS for NodeTue, 07 Apr 2026 05:27:24 GMTThu, 02 Apr 2026 08:10:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:01:11 GMT]]>@EUCommission @RaffKarva We clearly need to onvest more in European AI datacenters, otherwise we are really goingcto miss out on the GenAI boom...

🤔🤭😄😆😂🤣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/AngelaScholder/statuses/116335710824813012https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/AngelaScholder/statuses/116335710824813012Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:01:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:25:32 GMT]]>@connynasch @EUCommission Yeah. Heard about this.

Seems reasonable.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116335334677054114https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116335334677054114Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:25:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:32:55 GMT]]>Hello @RaffKarva! Individual responsibility is only a small part of the picture. We're working on our end to hold big tech companies accountable. That's why we created the Digital Services Act. You can find an overview of our DSA-related investigations here: https://link.europa.eu/ngkJPH

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/users/EUCommission/statuses/116335127764194735https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/users/EUCommission/statuses/116335127764194735Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:32:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:01:56 GMT]]>@EUCommission

The EU should take its own advice.

Speak the truth about Israel.

Stop suppressing and censoring it.

And stop denying your complicity in Israel's genocide and war crimes.

Sanction Israel.

Double standards is no standards.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116249540362625857/statuses/116335005966109743https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116249540362625857/statuses/116335005966109743Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:01:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:18:49 GMT]]>@EUCommission

Research shows it clearly: a tiny fraction of supersharers—many from coordinated troll farms—are responsible for spreading the vast majority of misinformation. Yet institutions keep blaming everyday people for the problem.

Just a moment...

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(www.science.org)

Stop shifting responsibility onto victims!

We won't solve misinformation by policing individual shares when the real sources operate at scale.

We won't reduce pollution by asking families to recycle while corporations emit freely.

We won't address climate change through personal choices when billionaires fly private jets and yachts.

The pattern is the same: systemic problems require systemic solutions. Targeting individuals while ignoring the infrastructure of disinformation is both ineffective and unfair.

The EU Commission's post misses the mark entirely.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/RaffKarva/statuses/116334836440202999https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/RaffKarva/statuses/116334836440202999Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:18:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:50:27 GMT]]>@EUCommission

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tecHunt/statuses/116334724881823250https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tecHunt/statuses/116334724881823250Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:50:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:47:56 GMT]]>@EUCommission Still the media keeps sharing the constantlies from tRump and his cronies. They call it news but they parrot lies from the us and russia alike.

Peskov says, tRump says...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/Paladin/statuses/116334714947446051https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/Paladin/statuses/116334714947446051Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:47:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:28:15 GMT]]>@EUCommission I can’t watch videos now without doubting

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116333227823906763/statuses/116334637556929379https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116333227823906763/statuses/116334637556929379Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:28:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:22:13 GMT]]>@The_Universality @EUCommission 😁 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/sweden-goes-back-to-basics-swapping-screens-for-books-in-the-classroom/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/connynasch/statuses/116334613864332401https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/connynasch/statuses/116334613864332401Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:22:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:21:17 GMT]]>@EUCommission the politicians in power need to learn how to fact check, as they rarely know the truth or are even willing to believe in it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FynnND/statuses/116334610177275668https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FynnND/statuses/116334610177275668Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:21:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:26:29 GMT]]>Thanks for the comment, @justive!
We are looking into many platforms, including X and Facebook. You can find an overview of our DSA-related investigations here: https://link.europa.eu/ngkJPH

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/users/EUCommission/statuses/116334394734209737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/users/EUCommission/statuses/116334394734209737Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:26:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:09:09 GMT]]>@EUCommission Without punishing those who deliberately spread lies, it will be very difficult to fight disinformation. It’s easier to create 100 pieces of disinformation than to debunk just one. But everyone is afraid to punish, because they ask: "Who decides what is a lie and what is the truth?"

We’re losing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spondr.cz/users/rozumbrada/statuses/116334326514490503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spondr.cz/users/rozumbrada/statuses/116334326514490503Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:09:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:50:50 GMT]]>@EUCommission This also reminds me of something important. If there is one regulation I'm for it would be regulating algorithms.

Algorithms as of now on most social-media are formed to drag you in presenting you mostly what you like or you'd like.

What is the issue there?
It locks users into bubbles.

We shall want the algorithm ration to be at least 60% user preferred content / 40% non preferred content.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334254517916812https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334254517916812Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:50:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:45:36 GMT]]>@Zubair123kk @EUCommission Exactly.

Needless to say there are no technologies to reliably detect truth and even if those would exists, how would we be able to tell if they aren't tempered with by someone?

We wouldn't be able to.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334233969318361https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334233969318361Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:45:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:40:57 GMT]]>@connynasch @EUCommission

Non of these a great and frankly, there's no bullet proof solution to this.

The best solution by me would be a huge investments into education regarding propaganda, fakes, scams & existing technologies. Even for the older generations.

Society wide resilience towards fakes will take time, but it seems as the best option.

Why?
Because if you only sanction disinformation and not educate others about it, they will fall victim.

2/2

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334215641221634https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334215641221634Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:40:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:37:46 GMT]]>@connynasch @EUCommission Well, there are some options.
The worst but most effective in regard to finding who is outputting disinformation / deepfakes is requiring all accounts to be ID verified.
Why is this bad? At least the company, if not everyone, will know who you really are causing a great harm to free press.
And you still might get bypassed.

Another bad option would be AI. (I think I needn't explain why this is bad idea).

Another is censorship. Allowing only some to post.

1/2

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334203143687414https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334203143687414Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:37:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:37:35 GMT]]>@The_Universality @EUCommission By trying to control every word and image through these checklists, these institutions are simply 'shooting themselves in the foot.' You cannot trap the human spirit or the truth within a digital cage. Real authenticity exists . Reality is pure."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116324938026269921/statuses/116334202418827429https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116324938026269921/statuses/116334202418827429Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:37:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:37:05 GMT]]>@EUCommission

When will we ban X (exTwitter) from Europe?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://muenster.im/users/IT_Duke/statuses/116334200456228934https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://muenster.im/users/IT_Duke/statuses/116334200456228934Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:37:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:35:26 GMT]]>@EUCommission Please take a look at Facebook and X in this regard then!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/justive/statuses/116334193942272838https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/justive/statuses/116334193942272838Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:35:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:33:53 GMT]]>@The_Universality @EUCommission I am pleased that at least something is being started to help control the overwhelming amount of fake that is installing itself in our social media. Is there is a way to control it if found, or are we just at the beginning?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/connynasch/statuses/116334187844613215https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/connynasch/statuses/116334187844613215Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:33:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:26:39 GMT]]>@EUCommission

Almost as if externalising media competency and critical thinking was a bad idea.

We need basically everyone trained in doing it themselves or nobody - not even a government backed institution - will be able to keep up with misinformation from "AI-generated content, deepfakes, and increasingly sophisticated misleading narratives".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/agowa338/statuses/116334159414932350https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/agowa338/statuses/116334159414932350Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:26:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:24:45 GMT]]>@EUCommission We shall for sure form a society-wide effort to educate older generations regarding not only this, but scams as well.

But I'm a bit of skeptical with the rules.
Don't get me wrong, we shall sanction deepfakes. But the law doesn't protect uneducated on all the scams / fakes to not fall victim to those. They can at most sanction the one who did it, if we'd be able to find the culprit.

We should put a huge emphasis on education.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334151970858811https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116334151970858811Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:24:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:21:33 GMT]]>@EUCommission By trying to control every word and image through these checklists, these institutions are simply 'shooting themselves in the foot.' You cannot trap the human spirit or the truth within a digital cage. Real authenticity exists . Reality is pure."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116324938026269921/statuses/116334139343552566https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116324938026269921/statuses/116334139343552566Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:21:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fact-checking is more important than ever. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:18:52 GMT]]>@EUCommission while I commiserate, it's hard to take this message seriously when you're selling us out to fascist slop merchants

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/celeduc/statuses/116334128856162818https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/celeduc/statuses/116334128856162818Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:18:52 GMT