This year, we have two full days of sessions unfolding in four thematic tracks:
Track 1: Disinfo Atlas – regional trends
This track explores how disinformation, foreign influence, and security threats manifest across various geographical, cultural and political contexts. Sessions will analyse regional case studies covering Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East, examining evolving tactics and countermeasures, offering insights into how disinformation operates within specific political, cultural and social environments.
From AI-powered troll farms and encrypted platforms in Russia, to electoral interference in Europe, cross-border propaganda infrastructures in Africa and Asia, and influence operations in the Middle East, the track spotlights both emerging threats and grassroots resilience. Through global case studies and insights into national experiences, sessions in this track examine the dynamic interplay between domestic vulnerabilities and transnational influence campaigns.
Track 2: From community to collective action – organise, prepare & act together
This track explores how investigative communities, civil society organisations and strategic actors develop and apply practical methodologies to build resilience and respond effectively to information manipulation and digital threats.
With a focus on high-risk and crisis environments, it examines approaches to psychological preparedness, legal risks, and operational coordination in the face of evolving disinformation tactics. The sessions will highlight community-driven models for collective response, tools for scenario-based planning and simulation, and innovative uses of AI to anticipate and counter digital interference.
From threats targeting healthcare systems and public services to the challenges of encrypted communication spaces, the track promotes practical, inclusive, and data-driven strategies that enable communities to effectively counter foreign manipulation and interference (FIMI). Through real-world case studies and methodological insights, it aims to equip participants with frameworks for preparedness, collaboration and strategic responses.
Track 3: Accountability – terms & conditions apply?
This track unpicks the role of digital platforms and evolving technologies in enabling disinformation and undermining democratic institutions in Europe. As authoritarian regimes intensify their programmes of manipulation of public discourse, they find, at least, wilfully unwitting allies in platforms whose business models reward amplification over accountability.
We will examine the regulatory responses taking shape across the EU, the structural challenges of platform governance, and the influence of algorithms and AI on information flows. With Europe at the forefront of efforts to defend democratic integrity, this track will spotlight how law, research, and public pressure can work together to disrupt disinformation ecosystems before it’s too late. The challenge is urgent – but not insurmountable, if we act with clarity and purpose.
Track 4: Inside the spin zone (enter at your own risk)
This track takes a fresh, unfiltered look at some of the most pressing challenges in the disinformation landscape. Through the voices of those who confront these realities firsthand, we will uncover hidden dynamics, reveal how old falsehoods are resurfacing in new digital forms, and spark debates around the ethics and impacts of emerging technologies.
We will uncover foreign interference that often flies under the radar, investigate the forces shaping public trust on issues like science, and spotlight the insiders exposing how entrenched industry players fuel climate disinformation from behind the scenes. We’ll also dive into not so artificial threats, where AI supercharges the spread of low-cost synthetic propaganda, proving that this is no artificial problem at all, but a very real and accelerating danger to our information ecosystems.
Alongside these exposures, we will highlight the critical role fact-checkers play in building resilience against deception, and explore practical ways to strengthen public immunity to false narratives. And because knowing how to fight back is just as important as knowing what we’re up against, this track also features hands-on training in new and lesser-known investigative tools—free resources that every researcher should add to their arsenal.
Enter the spin zone: prepare to confront hidden agendas, dissect evolving threats, and equip yourself with strategies and skills to push back against disinformation in all its forms.
