Misinformation and disinformation remain top short-term and long-term risks underlining their persistent threat to societal cohesion and governance by eroding trust and exacerbating divisions within and between nations.
World Economic Forum reports 2024, 2025, 2026
Identifying and understanding disinformation is complex – and that is precisely our field of research. We are happy to share our research findings with you and put you in touch with experts on the topic of disinformation and how to identify and combat it.
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Coordinated by Prof. Dr Michael Granitzer (University of Passau), SOURCE is a collaborative project involving the University of Kassel, the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), the Open Search Foundation e. V. and Alliance4Europe. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) with 2,500,000 euros over three years.
Scalable, Open, and Comprehensive Detection of Disinformation Campaigns on the Web
3 years from 1st April 2026
BMBF – Federal Ministry of Research, Technology ans Space
“Trust in democracy and the state: recognising and countering digital disinformation”
2.500.000 Euros
University of Passau, Prof. Dr. Michael Granitzer
University of Passau
University of Kassel – Deep Semantic Learning
Open Search Foundation
Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ)
Alliance4Europe (A4E)
Find Statements from our SOURCE Team-members below.
“What makes our project particularly innovative is the combination of an open European web infrastructure, novel AI methods and the collaborative validation by experts. SOURCE thus strengthens Europe’s digital sovereignty and creates a sustainable foundation for research, business and society to effectively tackle the phenomenon of disinformation in the long term.” – Prof. Dr Michael Granitzer
