Lie Detectors works to improve news literacy, increase awareness of misinformation and further the general public's understanding of the mainstream media industry.
Please find attached the full text of our submission on the AgoraEU programme, prepared jointly by the EU Media Advocacy Group. The document sets out our collective recommendations to ensure that AgoraEU delivers long-term, scalable, and systemic support for journalism and the wider public-interest information ecosystem. In line with the OECD Principles for Effective Support to Media, we call for dedicated multi-annual and core funding for independent, investigative, local, community, and cross-border media; robust editorial-independence safeguards; investment in public-interest digital infrastructure; and financial instruments that catalyse private capital without undermining editorial autonomy. The submission also emphasises the need to strengthen media literacy as a cross-cutting resilience pillar, with targeted support for underserved communities, innovative audience-engagement tools, and AI-supported verification. We highlight the importance of dedicated funding for journalistic safety, including legal and digital protection, emergency relocation, psychosocial support, and anti-SLAPP enforcement, and call for sustained support for fact-checking organisations. The full submission with detailed recommendations is attached in pdf format for your consideration.
Please see attached the a position paper jointly submitted by Lie Detectors (www.lie-detectors.org) and the Global Media Registry (https://www.mom-gmr.org/en/about/gmr/).
Please find attached Lie Detectors' feedback on Digital Services Act package – ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platforms acting as gatekeepers.