Monitoring climate disinformation, mainstream media and democratic resilience: Evidence-based responses in Belgium and the EU

Wemaere, Louna;Benoîts, Arnaud;Derinöz, Sabri
(2026) EDMO BELUX 2.0 Final conference: Countering disinformation, raising democratic resilience, Brussels — Location: Brussels (8.September.2026)

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This panel addresses climate disinformation as a systemic democratic risk, with a particular focus on its presence not only on digital platforms but also within mainstream media ecosystems. QuotaClimat has developed an evidence-based monitoring and advocacy approach following the detection of recurring cases of climate misinformation and misleading framing in mainstream media across several EU Member States, including Belgium, France, Spain, Germany. The panel will present recent European findings on climate disinformation trends and amplification mechanisms, alongside preliminary research results from Belgium. It will explore how misleading content travels between online platforms, political actors and traditional media, and how gaps in professional standards, editorial practices and regulatory oversight may contribute to information vulnerabilities.
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Wemaere, L., Benoîts, A., & Derinöz, S. (2026). Monitoring climate disinformation, mainstream media and democratic resilience: Evidence-based responses in Belgium and the EU. EDMO BELUX 2.0 Final conference: Countering disinformation, raising democratic resilience, Brussels, Brussels. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/280369