Latest news and stories about disinformation in Portugal for expats and residents.
This page has only 1 story and is not indexed by search engines.
In an interview with SIC, António José Seguro said that André Ventura is “a risk to democracy” and urged the Portuguese to repudiate him, accusing him of promoting disinformation.
Immigration, insecurity, decontextualisation and emotional language: these are some of the ingredients that make up the cocktail of disinformation in Portugal.
The complaint refers to the page 'Recriar.Portugal' and to a post showing photographs of several celebrities with the caption 'Votamos André Ventura'. The post has since been removed.
Cyberattacks, infrastructure sabotage and disinformation campaigns targeting democratic institutions are increasingly frequent and highlight the need to make the cybersecurity of public and private institutions more robust. In 2025 alone, global cyberattacks increased by 21%. And, between 2023 and 2024, the International Institute for Strategic ...
The Regulatory Authority for the Media highlights RTP's work in combating disinformation.
The researcher from the organisation EU DisinfoLab, Raquel Miguel, told Lusa that disinformation and foreign interference marked the 2025 election year, without causing immediate ruptures in electoral processes but leaving “long-term damage.” “In practically all the electoral contexts analysed there was disinformation activity, sometimes with a component ...”
Researchers highlight the repetition of narratives targeted at parties, politicians and institutions, with “campaigns aimed at discrediting electoral processes”.
Lawyer Inês Rogeiro legally analyses Luís Montenegro's complaint against the humour page Volksvargas.
To fight politically, relentlessly, within the rules of democracy, so that extremism, disinformation, hatred, the basest human sentiments and ill-considered protest do not prevail.
A brief profile of Luís Vargas and the circumstances behind the Government's accusation that he has spread 'disinformation', outlining the claims made against him and responses from the parties involved.
German and Italian leaders want to hold the line against Russia's hybrid threats.
The popularisation of generative AI has made it easier to create hyper-realistic fake videos. Learn how to identify these manipulations and avoid sharing disinformation.
Volksvargas was the target of a complaint. Disinformation itself is not punishable, but defamation or insult can be alleged. Factors that matter include the page's reach, whether it is presented as satire or uses a watermark, and how viewers perceive it.
The act of disinformation 'attacks Portugal's international standing', said the Minister of the Presidency, Leitão Amaro, on Thursday at the Council of Ministers. The comment came after the Prime Minister's office announced it would file a complaint about a 'fake post purporting to be from the President of the United States of America, featuring an image of a message attributed to ...'
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced this Thursday that he was the target of 'an act of disinformation with wide public dissemination', against which he will file a complaint. “Apparently, originating from the user 'Volksvargas', a fake post purportedly from the President of the United States of America was spread on the social network X, containing an image of a message attributed to the Prime Minister of Portugal” ...
Marques Mendes's campaign apparatus identifies some of the factors behind the poor electoral result. Demobilisation within the PSD and disinformation on social media are among the explanations found.
Disinformation linked to the presidential election totalled more than 8.3 million views on social media in the first round, and André Ventura accounted for 82.4% of the cases, according to LabCom — the Communication Laboratory of the University of Beira Interior (UBI). LabCom's study, carried out within ODEPOL — the Political Disinformation Observatory, monitored disinformation related to ...
André Wemans, of the National Elections Commission, told RTP that there has been only one disinformation incident so far. An individual urged a vote that would be recorded as an invalid ballot.
André Wemans, spokesman for the National Elections Commission (CNE), says Sunday's voting is proceeding “normally”, despite some “disinformation” on social networks about how to vote.
Home News The reality of misinformation in Portugal The reality of misinformation in Portugal Since November 2025, misinformation associated with the presidential elections has garnered more than 7. 7 million views on social media, with André Ventura accounting for 85.
André Ventura uses disinformation “to create chaos and informational disorder in society and to manipulate the electorate”.
Disinformation in the presidential elections showed a pattern similar to that of the 2025 legislative elections and had a greater impact than expected, academic Branco Di Fátima told Lusa today.
The Regulatory Authority for the Media (ERC) opened three procedures concerning compliance with the polling law after monitoring disinformation on social networks during the presidential campaign. The regulator signed a protocol in November 2025 with LabCom — the Research Unit in Communication Sciences at the University of Beira Interior ...
