UC3M MediaLab

Un placer compartir nuestras investigaciones en la Jornada ‘Cómo frenar la epidemia de la desinformación en salud’ @anisalud @sanidadgob 📆 Viernes, 6 de febrero ⏰ A partir de las 9.00h 🏛️ La ministra de Sanidad, Mónica García, inaugura

New doctoral research advances MediaLab’s work on health communication and disinformation 🧬📰 Dr. Esperanza Herrero has successfully defended her PhD dissertation, highlighting the role of news agencies during #COVID-19 health and political crises 🎓✨

MediaLab teams up with @uc3m ARCOS group to explore a large-scale TikTok study 📊 Big data and analytics meet health communication to better understand —and tackle— the spread of misinformation 🔍.

Un placer haber contribuido con nuestra investigación al #DíaInternacionalDelMigrante con la intervención de nuestro director @danielcatalan15 en base a nuestra colaboración con @ACNUR_es Gran trabajo de la periodista @isa_jdandres 👏👏👏

📣 Senior MediaLab members evaluate Horizon Europe project proposals, supporting @EU_Commission funding decisions and strengthening the group’s role in EU research. 🙌🏽🇪🇺 Read more: 🔗 disinformation.es/post/senior-me…

📣Dr. Rut Gómez Sobrino presented @UC3MediaLab National HealthComm Project at the “Understanding and Responding to Health Disinformation” international webinar 🌍, sharing insights on the importance of clear, accurate communication for public health.

💡Daniel Catalán (@danielcatalan15) Director of @UC3MediaLab, took part in the SFI MediaFutures Annual Meeting at @UiB, Norway 🇳🇴. His talk highlighted MediaLab’s commitment to evidence-based strategies that empower users and counter health misinformation 💻.

👋👋Thank you to everyone who attended and made this a memorable event! We will be sharing photos of the highlights in the coming days, see you next time! 🚀 #EUDisinfo_Congress 📍@uc3m

🗣️ Michael Ray Smith (@LCCuniversity 🇱🇹) reflects on “Reforms from Yesterday that Were Lost in Translation” in the panel Disinformation and Democracy: Fact-Checking in Political Contexts, moderated by Rocío Sánchez (@rociosavas). 📍 @uc3m #EUDisinfo_Congress

💬 “From Content to Publics: A Case for Focusing on Disinformation Audiences”. Gulnara Zakharova (@AssasUniversite) 🇫🇷analyzed how understanding audiences is key to tackling disinformation. #EUDisinfo_Congress

🇵🇹 Inês Guedes (@UPorto) presents key findings from her study “Fake News Spread and Susceptibility” — exploring how misinformation takes root in Portugal. Moderated by Raquel Ruiz (@incertis_rachel) from @uc3m 🇪🇸. #EUDisinfo_Congress

🔎”Between Interface and Practices" — Brogan Latil (@UvA_Amsterdam) & Bastian August (@unipb) 🇳🇱 examined Community Notes on X as a new frontier in collaborative fact-checking. #EUDisinfo_Congress 📍@uc3m

🗣️ Jason Potel (@JasonPotel) from Goldsmiths, @LondonU 🇬🇧, discusses which psychological traits are most susceptible to AI-generated misinformation in “Smart Lies, Smarter Tools.” Moderated by Carolina Fernández-Castrillo (@CFCastrillo_). #EUDisinfo_Congress

💬 Session “Viral Lies, Verified Truths: Fact-Checking and Disinformation on Social Media”. 🎙️ Stefano Lovi (@UnintUniversita 🇮🇹) examines how social media platforms amplify fake news and rumors in the age of unmoderated content. #EUDisinfo_Congress

🧬 Powerful discussion on pseudoscience, conspiracy theories and media literacy in health communication. Moderated by Daniel Catalán (@danielcatalan15), with An Nguyen & Rut Gómez Sobrino. #EUDisinfo_Congress 🇪🇺

Day 2 of the #EUDisinfo_Congress kicks off! 🎙️ EU Jean Monnet Chair: EU, Disinformation and Fake News with @carloseliasuc3m, @bellapalomo,Raquel Alonso & @gravesmatter. 📍@uc3m 🎥 Follow live: youtube.com/live/40kQcXVwr…

🧠Hanna Gawel (@gawel_hanna) from @JagiellonskiUni 🇵🇱, explored “The Gossiping Machine: Ethical Tensions in AI-Assisted Verification Systems as Information Ecosystem Actors.” 💭 A sharp look at ethics and automation in fact-checking. #EUDisinfo_Congress

🌍 Fascinating perspective from Flavia Ferreira Santos, founder of @iconnectml (@UNESCO🇵🇹) on how young learners face climate disinformation through a Forest School case study. #EUDisinfo_Congress

🗳️ Great session on "Politics in the Age of Disinformation: The Role of Fact-Checking" 👏 Moderated by Mariola Moreno (@uc3m), with speakers from 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸🇭🇷🇪🇸 discussing polarization, propaganda & elections. #EUDisinfo_Congress

🎙️Paula Barrachina (@paula_barrachi), Head of Communications & Spokesperson @ACNURspain, presents “The Information Integrity Toolkit”. #EUDisinfo_Congress Follow the rest of the afternoon live 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=nea7NW…