HATEDEMICS and NOTIONES join forces to map Europe’s disinformation threats

03 Dec HATEDEMICS and NOTIONES join forces to map Europe’s disinformation threats

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Across Europe, public authorities, civil society and media professionals are dealing with an increasingly complex mix of online hate speech, conspiracy theories and coordinated disinformation campaigns. The EU-funded project HATEDEMICS is responding to this challenge by developing AI-based technologies and practical resources that help NGOs, fact-checkers, public authorities and young activists to detect and counter harmful narratives before they escalate. By combining cutting-edge monitoring tools with training and awareness-raising, HATEDEMICS aims to strengthen both the preventive and reactive response to online hate and disinformation, and to support more resilient, inclusive public debate.

To amplify this work, HATEDEMICS is partnering with the NOTIONES project, a pan-European network of security and intelligence practitioners that connects end-users with researchers and industry. NOTIONES focuses on understanding emerging technological trends, identifying capability gaps and informing future policy and research priorities in areas such as terrorism, hybrid threats and disinformation.

As a result of the collaboration between the two projects, they are co-organising the webinar “Mapping the Threat Landscape of Disinformation: Challenges and Priorities for 2026”, taking place on 22 January 2026 (11:00–12:30 CET). The programme will introduce the HATEDEMICS project and its tools, explore the role of fact-checking in today’s information environment, highlight grassroots responses to hate and disinformation, and provide a foresight outlook on emerging tactics and vulnerabilities in 2026.

Preliminary agenda
Interested individuals are asked to confirm their attendance by sending an email to hatedemics@saher-eu.com.

Within this joint event, NOTIONES will focus specifically on the policy dimension: what gaps still exist in the current European framework for addressing mis- and disinformation, and where additional guidance, coordination or standards may be needed. Drawing on its practitioner network, NOTIONES will help translate operational needs from security and intelligence communities into concrete policy questions, complementing HATEDEMICS’ bottom-up insights from NGOs, fact-checkers and youth activists.

The collaboration showcases the strong synergies between the two projects: HATEDEMICS brings advanced AI tools, community engagement and educational approaches, while NOTIONES contributes its strategic view on technologies, threats and policy requirements. Together, they offer a unique bridge between the worlds of civil society, media and education on the one hand, and security and intelligence practitioners on the other. By joining forces, HATEDEMICS and NOTIONES increase the visibility and impact of both initiatives, avoid duplication of efforts and create a shared space where experiences, tools and policy insights can be exchanged. Above all, the partnership underlines a common aim: to help European societies better understand, anticipate and respond to disinformation and hate speech through cross-sector collaboration that is firmly rooted in fundamental rights and democratic values.