Report March 2026

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Commitment 1

Relevant signatories participating in ad placements commit to defund the dissemination of disinformation, and improve the policies and systems which determine the eligibility of content to be monetised, the controls for monetisation and ad placement, and the data to report on the accuracy and effectiveness of controls and services around ad placements.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 1.6

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

Empowering Users

Commitment 17

In light of the European Commission's initiatives in the area of media literacy, including the new Digital Education Action Plan, Relevant Signatories commit to continue and strengthen their efforts in the area of media literacy and critical thinking, also with the aim to include vulnerable groups.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 17.2 - Measure 17.3

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

Measure 17.2

Relevant Signatories will develop, promote and/or support or continue to run activities to improve media literacy and critical thinking such as campaigns to raise awareness about Disinformation, as well as the TTPs that are being used by malicious actors, among the general public across the European Union, also considering the involvement of vulnerable communities.

QRE 17.2.1

Relevant Signatories will describe the activities they launch or support and the Member States they target and reach. Relevant signatories will further report on actions taken to promote the campaigns to their user base per Member States targeted.

In 2025, NewsGuard participated in numerous media literacy events with journalists, librarians, teachers and citizens on topics ranging from how AI is being used in disinformation campaigns, to spotting unreliable sources. The events took place in several Member States: France, Italy, and Germany.

Such events have included lessons on AI-powered false claims and disinformation for students at Luiss University, LUMSA University, Salerno University, and La Sapienza University in Italy, HAW Hamburg (Germany), the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the ISFJ journalism school (France) and webinars with school teachers and students in Italy.

Throughout the year, NewsGuard was regularly involved in initiatives led by IDMO, the Italian Digital Media Observatory, of which NewsGuard is a member.

Our editors have also spoken at conferences to raise awareness on specific issues related to mis- and disinformation, in several Member States, including Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Norway. These events included a panel titled "Reinforcing the reliability of information and journalism" organized by the Swiss presidency of the Council of Europe, a keynote on the risks of generative AI at Italy’s AI week; a keynote at the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Summit organized by the European Youth Parliament in Malaga; and a presentation at the yearly JRC DISINFO “Defend European Democracy”workshop, “Weaponisation of AI to Create and Spread Disinformation.”

In 2025, NewsGuard also continued providing its browser extension for free to approximately 270 public libraries in Italy, France, Germany and Slovenia.

SLI 17.2.1

Relevant Signatories report on number of media literacy and awareness raising activities organised and or participated in and will share quantitative information pertinent to show the effects of the campaigns they build or support at the Member State level.

In 2025, NewsGuard participated in 21 media literacy seminars and awareness raising events in France, Italy, and Germany. These events reached a total number of approximately 892 participants, including educators and librarians who in turn could reach hundreds of students and library users. NewsGuard also participated in 41 speaking engagements in Italy, France, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, and Norway, reaching more than 4,120 attendees.

Country	Nr of media literacy/ awareness raising activities organised/ participated in	Nr of participants
Austria	0	0
Belgium	4	260
Bulgaria	0	0
Croatia	0	0
Cyprus	0	0
Czech Republic	0	0
Denmark	0	0
Estonia	0	0
Finland	0	0
France	13	1145
Germany	1	50
Greece	0	0
Hungary	0	0
Ireland	2	130
Italy	38	3219
Latvia	0	0
Lithuania	0	0
Luxembourg	0	0
Malta	0	0
Netherlands	0	0
Poland	0	0
Portugal	0	0
Romania	0	0
Slovakia	0	0
Slovenia	0	0
Spain	2	120
Sweden	0	0
Iceland	0	0
Liechtenstein	0	0
Norway	1	60

Measure 17.3

For both of the above Measures, and in order to build on the expertise of media literacy experts in the design, implementation, and impact measurement of tools, relevant Signatories will partner or consult with media literacy experts in the EU, including for instance the Commission's Media Literacy Expert Group, ERGA's Media Literacy Action Group, EDMO, its country-specific branches, or relevant Member State universities or organisations that have relevant expertise.

QRE 17.3.1

Relevant Signatories will describe how they involved and partnered with media literacy experts for the purposes of all Measures in this Commitment.

Through the Italian Digital Media Observatory’s portal, NewsGuard regularly makes its content and analyses on disinformation in Italy and in Europe public, contributing to the consortium’s media literacy efforts. NewsGuard has various partnerships and collaborations with research institutions and universities that study disinformation, such as La Sapienza University in Rome, Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Carlo Bo University in Urbino, University of Salerno, the European University Institute in Florence, the Italian National Research Council, IMT School in Lucca, the Universität der Bundeswehr München and the Max-Planck-Institute in Germany, as well as the French National Research Institute for Digital Science and Technology (Inria).

A 2024 study published in the “Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media” examined the use of NewsGuard’s Reliability Ratings in academic research. The paper—authored by researchers from TU Graz, the University of Vienna, the Medical University of Vienna, and RWTH Aachen University—concluded that NewsGuard has become the most widely used and comprehensive dataset in this space, using a rigorous and transparent methodology, without exhibiting any political bias.

Empowering Researchers

Commitment 29

Relevant Signatories commit to conduct research based on transparent methodology and ethical standards, as well as to share datasets, research findings and methodologies with relevant audiences.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 29.1

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

Permanent Task-Force

Commitment 37

Signatories commit to participate in the permanent Task-force. The Task-force includes the Signatories of the Code and representatives from EDMO and ERGA. It is chaired by the European Commission, and includes representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The Task-force can also invite relevant experts as observers to support its work. Decisions of the Task-force are made by consensus.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 37.6

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

Measure 37.6

Signatories agree to notify the rest of the Task-force when a Commitment or Measure would benefit from changes over time as their practices and approaches evolve, in view of technological, societal, market, and legislative developments. Having discussed the changes required, the Relevant Signatories will update their subscription document accordingly and report on the changes in their next report.

QRE 37.6.1

Signatories will describe how they engage in the work of the Task-force in the reporting period, including the sub-groups they engaged with.

NewsGuard has been regularly participating in the meetings of the Code of Practice signatories.

Monitoring of the Code

Commitment 38

The Signatories commit to dedicate adequate financial and human resources and put in place appropriate internal processes to ensure the implementation of their commitments under the Code.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 38.1

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

Measure 38.1

Relevant Signatories will outline the teams and internal processes they have in place, per service, to comply with the Code in order to achieve full coverage across the Member States and the languages of the EU.

QRE 38.1.1

Members of NewsGuard’s European team (including Roberta Schmid, Virginia Padovese and Chine Labbé, co-Managing Editors and Senior Vice-Presidents for Europe,) are responsible for implementing and monitoring the company's commitments under the code in Germany, Austria, Italy, and France.

Commitment 39

Signatories commit to provide to the European Commission, within 1 month after the end of the implementation period (6 months after this Code’s signature) the baseline reports as set out in the Preamble.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?