Joscha Weber

Joscha Weber is the head of the fact-checking team at Deutsche Welle, where he has been involved in investigating and exposing disinformation campaigns targeting German politics. Recently, he noted an uptick in the dissemination of false narratives, particularly those aimed at undermining various political candidates in upcoming elections. His work has highlighted the challenges of tracing the origins of such misinformation, especially when it is disseminated through stolen social media accounts and linked to foreign influence operations.