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Join the ECHO Network of Interest
Disinformation affects everyone. Fighting it needs everyone
The ECHO Network of Interest is an open community for people and organisations who want to help build a more trustworthy, transparent, and resilient information environment across Europe.
Whether you are a citizen, student, educator, healthcare professional, journalist, fact-checker, researcher, public authority, NGO, youth organisation, media actor, or community leader, your voice matters.
ECHO invites you to become part of a growing European network that learns, tests, discusses, creates, verifies, and acts together.
Why join?
By joining the ECHO Network of Interest, you can:
Take part in workshops, campaigns, hackathons, debates, public events, and training activities.
Learn how to recognise disinformation, check sources, detect AI hallucinations, and respond responsibly.
Contribute to citizen-led fact-checking and information validation activities.
Connect with experts, public institutions, media professionals, civil society organisations, researchers, and communities across Europe.
Access open educational resources, toolkits, guidelines, training materials, and project results.
Help shape the ECHO Community Hub and contribute to a long-term movement for information integrity.
Who can join?
The Network of Interest is open to:
- Citizens who want to become more confident in recognising and responding to disinformation.
- Young people who want to become digital literacy ambassadors in their communities.
- Teachers, trainers, and educators who want to use media literacy and AI literacy resources.
- Healthcare professionals who want to counter health-related misinformation.
- Journalists and media organisations working to protect trustworthy information.
- Fact-checkers and researchers interested in AI, disinformation, datasets, and civic resilience.
- Public authorities and municipalities that want to strengthen democratic participation and public trust.
- NGOs, community groups, and civil society organisations working with citizens and vulnerable groups.
Be part of the ECHO
Every false story creates noise. Every informed citizen creates an echo of trust.
Join us to question, verify, learn, share, and strengthen democratic dialogue. Together, we can turn citizens into active defenders of information integrity and build a Europe where honest opinion and reliable information can thrive.