European University Institute - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Fact-checking | Iva Nenadić Research Fellow Iva Nenadić addresses the concept of 'fact-checking' and its prominent role in the European Union’s policy against disinformation. 13 December 2022 | Video Print Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Send by email In this Schuman Short, Research Fellow Iva Nenadić from the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom explores the global proliferation of fact-checking organisations in the past years, explains their role and stresses the importance them being transparent and accountable: "(...) today's information overload and the new means to spread disinformation and to manipulate public opinion grew also a need for a systematic tech-savvy and independent approach to fact-checking, especially in the digital space." Check out further research on European policymaking on disinformation. Watch more Schuman Shorts on our YouTube channel. Last update: 13 December 2022