📚 Counter-Disinformation Knowledge Pack
From July 2025 to August 2026, the Independent Research Institute of Mongolia (IRIM) implemented the “Action for Integrity and Democracy Against Disinformation” project. Through the project, we examined Mongolia’s disinformation landscape, with a particular focus on the ecosystem of disinformation related to politics and democracy. We also designed and piloted an evidence-based intervention for the groups most vulnerable to disinformation.
We are now openly sharing the research, experience and knowledge products from the project. The pack includes:
1️⃣ Context study: Mapping of the Disinformation Landscape in Mongolia (December 2025)
The study draws on 1,618 fact-checked items from Mongolia’s fact-checking organizations and on expert interviews. It identifies who spreads disinformation, through which channels and on which topics.
2️⃣ Audience study: Youth Vulnerability to Disinformation and Its Determinants in Mongolia (May 2026)
The study surveyed 400 young people aged 16–25 in Ulaanbaatar, Tuv and Khuvsgul. It shows that critical thinking, beliefs and emotions shape vulnerability to disinformation far more than demographic factors such as age, gender or education.
3️⃣ Evidence-based action: A Practical Knowledge Toolkit (2026)
This practical guide brings together the experience and lessons from pilot interventions in Mongolia and the Philippines. It sets out the steps for planning interventions adapted to local contexts, implementing them and measuring their results, and includes 10 ready-to-use templates.
You are welcome to use these resources in media and information literacy programmes and research aimed at countering disinformation and strengthening democracy. If you are interested in collaborating with us on related initiatives, research or projects, please contact us at contact@irim.mn.
These publications were produced with the support of the European Union’s Team Europe Democracy (TED) Initiative.
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