EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

What happened: The US state department pressured multiple governments to withdraw sponsorship of the #Disinfo2026 conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Lithuania, Canada and the EU diplomatic service (EEAS) removed their logos from the event website days before it began. Key numbers: Conference held Wednesday and Thursday in Vilnius. Why it matters: A panel titled "USA as a FIMI threat" drew US objections. Lithuania, Canada and the EU said the program did not align with their official positions on the US role in disinformation. France said it would keep supporting the conference.

The US state department pressured multiple governments to withdraw sponsorship of the #Disinfo2026 conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Lithuania, Canada and the EU diplomatic service (EEAS) removed their logos from the event website days before it began.

A panel titled "USA as a FIMI threat" drew US objections. Lithuania, Canada and the EU said the program did not align with their official positions on the US role in disinformation. France said it would keep supporting the conference.