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Armand1@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

www.theguardian.com

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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

www.theguardian.com

Armand1@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 3 days ago
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Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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    Despite withdrawing its branding as an official supporter, the EU continues to fund the conference.

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      So the title is disinformation?

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    In statements, Lithuania, Canada and the EU said the program of the conference did not align with their official views on the US role in disinformation

    Meanwhile

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gac-disinformation-united-states-lithuania-9.7187116

    Canada’s withdrawal comes the same week the Globe and Mail reported that some people involved in campaigning for Alberta independence had met on both sides of the border with U.S. entities.

    GAC’s move also comes as the country is embroiled in an often bitter and personal trade dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

    Also

    https://thewalrus.ca/alberta-separatism-is-built-on-a-big-lie/

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-trade-war-disinformation-1.7489805

    https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/26/US-Trade-War-Breeding-Misinformation/

    https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/the-five-big-lies-trump-is-telling-about-canada-s-trade-and-the-facts-that-shoot-them-all-down/article_c6b81fc1-4246-42e2-bc24-5a4764251f62.html

    Or simply

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump

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      False or misleading statements by Donald Trump

      So… almost everything he’s ever said?

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    They’ve come a long way to break that glass floor and build a crawlspace under their all-time low, baby.

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