Join our webinar: Countering Anti-Trans Misinformation – Tools, Tactics and Lessons from Across Europe

Anti-trans misinformation is increasingly shaping public debates about trans rights across Europe. How do these narratives emerge, how do they travel across borders and platforms, and how can we respond effectively?

Join TGEU and the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) for a practical exchange between trans and LGBT organisations and fact-checkers from across Europe.

The webinar will explore common anti-trans misinformation narratives and how they are amplified and adapted in different contexts. It will also examine how fact-checking can help identify, contextualise, and respond to misleading claims.

Speakers from fact-checking organisations and TGEU members will share insights from their national and organisational contexts. A joint exercise and discussion will follow, focusing on approaches that can be adapted to different advocacy and communications contexts.

The session is an opportunity to learn from each other, build connections between the fact-checking and trans advocacy communities, and exchange practical approaches for responding to anti-trans misinformation online.

About the webinar

Date & time: 12 November 2026, 10 – 11:30 CET
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free
Target audience: TGEU members, trans and LGBT organisations, and activists

Note: Prior registration is strictly required to attend. Unregistered participants will not be admitted to the Zoom session.

Key topics

• Common anti-trans narratives: How misinformation about trans people emerges and which narratives keep resurfacing across Europe.
• Travelling across physical and virtual borders: How these narratives are amplified and adapted in different national, offline and online contexts.
• The role of fact-checking: How fact-checking can help identify, contextualise and respond to misleading claims.
• Joint exercise and discussion: A practical exercise and space for mutual learning between the fact-checking and trans advocacy communities, with approaches that can be adapted to different advocacy and communications contexts.

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