Quarterly Brief for BECID 2

This quarter was marked by both consolidation and impact. While the consortium established management structures and launched its project framework, partners were actively engaging in training, public discussions, and international cooperation across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Highlights include:

• Partner impact across the Baltics and beyond – fact-checking and media workshops, panels at Haridustreff and Arvamusfestival, Re:Baltica on national radio in Latvia, BCME debates at LAMPA and launching the first phase of a multi-year EU-funded programme to develop investigative journalism in Uzbekistan, and Delfi Lithuania presenting youth-focused innovation at Global Fact 12 in Rio.
• Three Hot Reports exposing new waves of disinformation – from “digital reputation washing” in Estonia to Kremlin-backed smear campaigns at the UN, and false claims targeting Lithuania’s nuclear facilities.
• Language strategy – ensuring 540 fact-checks are produced across Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, and English, with AI-supported translation and syndication to EDMO.
• Policy spotlight – analysis of TikTok and Meta’s shift to AI-driven moderation, and what this means for disinformation resilience.

You can read the full Quarterly Brief for summer 2025 here: