# Global Disinformation Index

The Global Disinformation Index (GDI) is a non-profit organization founded in 2018. Its primary mission is to disrupt the business model of online disinformation by measuring the economic incentives that reward harmful content across the internet. 

## Pages

- [About Us](https://www.disinformationindex.org/about): a brief explanation of how GDI operates.
- [Our Work](https://www.disinformationindex.org/our-work): a brief explanation of GDI's services.

## Posts

- [A milestone for GDI’s free speech](https://www.disinformationindex.org/blog/2026-7-14-a-milestone-for-gdi-free-speech/): this blog post comments on the decision of a US federal court to stay the immigration policy used to ban GDI CEO Clare Melford and other civil society leaders from travelling to the United States.
- [Defunding Deception: Economic Disruption as a Proactive Weapon Against Information Manipulation](https://www.disinformationindex.org/blog/2026-5-29-defunding-deception-economic-disruption-as-a-proactive-weapon-against-information-manipulation/): this blog post focuses on Information Manipulation and how it should be approached as part of a broader hybrid-threat environment.
- [Very Large Online Platforms decide what counts as systemic risk research. That's self-regulation failing](https://www.disinformationindex.org/blog/2026-04-20-very-large-online-platforms-decide-what-counts-as-systemic-risk-research-thats-self-regulation-failing/): this blog post shares the result of the AI4TRUST project to which GDI contributed to as part of the EU Horizon program. 
- [Milano-Cortina 2026: Three information manipulation playbooks on one global stage](https://www.disinformationindex.org/blog/2026-03-10-milano-cortina-2026-three-information-manipulation-playbooks-on-one-global-stage/): this blog post reports on the disinformation campaigns surrounding the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- [Giving Advertisers Choice is Free Market Capitalism, not Censorship](https://www.disinformationindex.org/blog/2026-02-06-giving-advertisers-choice-is-free-market-capitalism-not-censorship/): this blog post by Clare Melford comments on the visa ban by the U.S. State Department on the 23rd of December 2025.
- [EU Tech Policy in 2026: From Paperwork to Power Politics](https://www.disinformationindex.org/blog/2026-01-29-eu-tech-policy-in-2026-from-paperwork-to-power-politics/): this blog post comments on the future and challenges of tech policy within the European Union.

## Research

- [Monetisation of Harmful Content in the German Online Ecosystem - April 2026](https://www.disinformationindex.org/research/2026-04-17-monetisation-german-online-ecosystem/): This report maps the financial flows driving the creation of harmful content across the German digital ecosystem.
- [Climate Change Disinformation in Canada - August 2025](https://www.disinformationindex.org/research/2025-09-15-climate-change-disinformation-canada-august2025/): This report examines how climate denial and delayist narratives circulate in Canada’s digital ecosystems, shaping public opinion, fuelling polarisation, and constraining democratic capacity to respond to environmental challenges.
- [Hate Speech and Bigotry in Canada - August 2025](https://www.disinformationindex.org/research/2025-09-15-hate-speech-bigotry-canada-august2025/): This report explores how hate speech and bigotry circulate in Canada’s digital spaces, fuelling division, targeting vulnerable communities, and eroding trust in democratic institutions.
- [State of Disinformation in Germany - June 2025](https://www.disinformationindex.org/research/2025-09-13-state-of-disinformation-germany-june-2025/): This report mapped the key actors and narratives shaping Germany’s disinformation environment, identifying a wide range of domestic and foreign actors spanning the political spectrum who have contributed to the manipulation of the online information space.
- [FIMI-ISAC Collective Findings Report on 2024 European Elections](https://www.disinformationindex.org/research/2024-10-21-fimi-isac-collective-findings-report-on-2024-european-elections/): The analysis of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) case studies during European elections in 2024 reveals persistent use of divisive narratives, such as anti-immigrant sentiment, distrust in institutions, and health disinformation.