EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Marco Rubio speaks to the press in Pasay, Metro Manila, in July. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMarco Rubio speaks to the press in Pasay, Metro Manila, in July. It is run by an independent Brussels non-profit, EU Disinfo Lab.Days before the conference, the logos of its main supporters – the Lithuanian ministry of foreign affairs, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and Global Affairs Canada, the country’s foreign ministry – were wiped off its website.
- ▪Marco Rubio speaks to the press in Pasay, Metro Manila, in July.
- ▪Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMarco Rubio speaks to the press in Pasay, Metro Manila, in July.
- ▪It is run by an independent Brussels non-profit, EU Disinfo Lab.Days before the conference, the logos of its main supporters – the Lithuanian ministry of foreign affairs, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and Global Affairs Canada
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Marco Rubio speaks to the press in Pasay, Metro Manila, in July. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMarco Rubio speaks to the press in Pasay, Metro Manila, in July. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesTrump administrationEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website Aisha Down in London, Joseph Gedeon in Washington and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Wed 7 Oct 2026 15.38 EDTLast modified on Wed 7 Oct 2026 16.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship of a leading European conference on disinformation, with Canada, Lithuania…
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