The Nordic Observatory for Digital Media and Information Disorder (NORDIS) is a consortium of researchers and fact-checkers from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. We are one of the national hubs of The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). NORDIS is funded by a grant from the European Commission, and lead by Aarhus University’s DATALAB. Our principal investigator is professor Anja Bechmann.
Our aim is to develop theories, practices and models that can help counteract digital information disorders – the spreading of misinformation, disinformation and other forms of harmful information online – and to help empower citizens in the Nordic welfare states to resist such information by enabling them to enhance their media literacy.
NORDIS has members from several universities and fact-checking organisations: Aarhus University (Denmark), University of Helsinki (Finland), University of Bergen (Norway), Uppsala University (Sweden), Faktisk.no (Norway), Källkritikbyrån (Sweden), TjekDet (Denmark) and Faktabaari (Finland).
In order to preserve the fact-checkers’ editorial independence as well as research and journalistic impartiality we work independently of the EU, national authorities and other external entities.
NORDIS was officially launched on September 15th 2021. You can watch a recording of the launch event here.
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Detection Methods - Uppsala University
Predicting COVID-19 related collective anxiety on social media - Aarhus University
Opportunities and challenges of public service media organisations in countering information disorder - University of Helsinki
The user needs of fact-chekers – University of Bergen
State of the art in fact-checking technology – University of Bergen
Policy approaches to information disorder in the digital welfare state – University of Helsinki
A method for auditing fact-checking tools and databases – Aarhus University
NORDIS coordinator, DATALAB, are leading this postconference on digital media and information disorders on October 24, 2022, in Aarhus.
NORDIS has been covered by several outlets:
Facebook coupe le robinet aux chercheurs: le bide data | France | |
Article from local paper Sønderborg Nyt | Denmark | |
Article from Danish TV2 South | Denmark | |
News tv-story from Danish TV2 South | Denmark | |
Article from regional newspaper Sjællandske.dk | Denmark | |
News tv-story from Danish TV2 Copenhagen | Denmark | |
Article from local paper Sønderborg Nyt | Denmark | |
24 spørgsmål til professoren: Punkterede Bobler | Denmark | |
How is democratic dialogue ensured in a time of misinformation and hate speech? Presentation of new research on the spread of conspiracy theories in Denmark, political debate on combating hate speech. | Denmark | |
Learning process with videos, podcasts and teaching material targeted at young people aged 15-29 | Denmark | |
Vad hände med viralgranskandet i Sverige? | Sweden | |
Lilla Aktuellt vinner pris för sina insatser för källkritik | Sweden | |
"Lilla Aktuellt" prisas på källkritikens dag | Sweden | |
Podden Sekter | Sweden | |
P4 Extra: Konspirationsteorier om kriget i Ukraina | Sweden | |
Så tänker du källkritiskt | Sweden | |
Så utnyttjar bedragare invasionen av Ukraina | Sweden | |
Vem bär ansvaret om Rogans podd bidrar till att sprida vaccinskepsis? | Sweden | |
Kan man lita på allt i sociala medier? | Sweden | |
Så skyddar du dig på Facebook | Sweden | |
Ny aktivitetstidning med Bamse om källkritik och demokrati | Sweden | |
Så sprids information om alternativa läkemedel mot covid | Sweden | |
Media and Information Literacy for Adults | Finland | |
Media Platformisation and Small Nations -- also Prof. Bechmann as a keynote | Finland | |
Luottamus valtamediaan heikkenee — tilanne on syytä ottaa vakavasti Suomessakin, viestinnän professori Mervi Pantti sanoo | Finland | |
Tutkimusta harmaalla alueella | Finland | |
KUTSU: NORDIS avajaistilaisuus | Finland | |
Tunteiden verkko | Finland | |
Pohjoismaisille faktantarkistajille ja tutkijoille 1,5 miljoonan euron EU-pilottirahoitus disinformaation vastaisen yhteistyöverkoston kehittämiseksi | Finland | |
Digitaalisen informaatiolukutaidon edistämiseen pilottirahoitusta | Finland | |
Faktagranskare startar nordiskt observatorie | Sweden | |
Nyt nordisk samarbejde vil bekæmpe misinformation og fake news | Denmark | |
Det nordiske samarbejde Nordis skal bekæmpe falske nyheder og misinformation | Denmark | |
Nordisk samarbejde med EU-støtte i ryggen vil bekæmpe fake news | Denmark | |
Nyt nordisk samarbejde vil bekæmpe misinformation og fake news | Denmark | |
Nyt nordisk samarbejde vil bekæmpe misinformation og fake news | Denmark | |
Nordisk samarbejde med EU-støtte i ryggen vil bekæmpe fake news | Denmark | |
AU indgår alliance mod misinformation | Denmark | |
Faktatjek-medier og universitet indgår nordisk samarbejde | Denmark | |
Nordiske faktatjekmedier og universiteter går sammen om at bekæmpe misinformation og desinformation | Denmark | |
A Nordic collective effort to combat misinformation | Denmark | |
A Nordic collective effort to combat misinformation | Denmark | |
EU-midler til Infomedia skal avsløre misinformasjon og falske nyheter | Norway | |
Faktisk.no blir med i nordisk samarbeid for å bekjempe falske nyheter | Norway | |
Faktisk.no blir med i nordisk samarbeid for å bekjempe feilinformasjon | Norway |
