UC3M MediaLab

Analytics, Media and Public Engagement | Communication, Journalism and Technology Laboratory

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📘 MediaLab announces "The End of Reality as We Knew It" coordinated by @danielcatalan15 and @carloseliasuc3m and published by @dykinsonlibros. From the 2nd #EUDisinfo_Congress (2025) it gathers global research on disinformation, AI and fact-checking. Open access.🌍🤖

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📢 Call for papers open for the FACTCHECK Final Conference (11–12 Nov 2026, University of Porto 📍). Researchers in disinformation, fact-checking, media literacy and AI are invited to submit contributions.
More info: https://t.co/z1isuEkg7Z

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🎓🌍 Congratulations to our MediaLab team member Felipe Nuñez (@Felipensz_) on successfully defending his PhD thesis on climate change, polarisation and disinformation. Awarded Cum Laude & International Mention; it advances climate communication and trust in journalism. 👏📚

[AECS @aecs_info]

📊➡️🗣️ ¿Cómo transformar los datos en historias que generen impacto?

Nuevo Webinar: Aprende cómo convertir datos y evidencia en relatos comprensibles capaces de conectar con la ciudadanía.

📅 jueves 25 de junio, 17:00
🔗Inscripción gratuita: https://t.co/LoCCACqMDY

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🎉 MediaLab researcher Dr. @CMaciaBarber has been promoted to Full Professor at @uc3m 🎓, recognising a distinguished career in journalism studies, media ethics, and science communication.

[Daniel Catalán @danielcatalan15]

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

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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 🎓✨

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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 🔍.

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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 👏👏👏

[Mediodía en RNE 📻 @MediodiaRNE]

🔴REPORTAJE: En el Día Internacional del Migrante, nos centramos en los discursos de odio y cómo han evolucionado en el tiempo

▪️Según el Observatorio contra el racismo, desde abril las publicaciones reportadas por odio no bajan de 50.000 al mes

🎙️ @isa_jdandres

[UC3M MediaLab @UC3MediaLab]

📣 Senior MediaLab members evaluate Horizon Europe project proposals, supporting @EU_Commission funding decisions and strengthening the group’s role in EU research. 🙌🏽🇪🇺

Read more: 🔗 https://t.co/oDS7xUdXyn

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📣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.

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💡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 💻.

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👋👋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

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🗣️ 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

[UC3M MediaLab @UC3MediaLab]

💬 “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

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🇵🇹 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

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🔎”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

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🗣️ 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

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💬 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

[UC3M MediaLab @UC3MediaLab]

🧬 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 🇪🇺