THE WAR IN UKRAINE, IMMIGRATION AND THE EU ARE THE MOST TARGETED TOPICS IN DECEMBER
The 38 organizations* part of the EDMO fact-checking network that contributed to this brief published a total of 1.605 fact-checking articles in December 2025. Out of these articles, 150 (9%) focused on disinformation related to immigration; 146 (9%) on Ukraine-related disinformation; 107 (7%) on disinformation related to the EU; 60 (4%) on climate change-related disinformation; 50 (3%) on the crisis in Gaza; 31 (2%) on COVID-19-related disinformation; and 25 (2%) on disinformation about LGBTQ+ and gender issues.
Following the trend registered in November 2025, the most targeted topics by disinformation are immigration, the war in Ukraine and the European Union. The share of disinformation on the other topics monitored by these briefs remained stable, with only minor fluctuations.
AI-GENERATED DISINFORMATION HITS A NEW RECORD
The share of disinformation content created or manipulated with AI has reached a new record. Out of 1.605 fact-checking articles, 252 focused on such content, representing 16% of the total.Â
The share of AI-generated disinformation has steadily increased over the past months. This technology has allowed the creation of highly emotional, realistic – yet false – content about current events and issues. Such content is widely shared for two main reasons: first, its strong potential for monetizing engagement in social media platforms; second, its effectiveness in further polarizing public debate for the benefit of extremist or adversarial forces. Broader and more organised disinformation campaigns (eg. Russian war propaganda) are also increasingly relying on AI content as well, as it allows the rapid and low-cost production of convincing fakes.Â
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