EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eu-drops-sponsorship-of-disinformation-conference-at-trump-officials-requestContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. EU, Canada, and Lithuania drop sponsorship of disinformation conferencehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eu-drops-sponsorship-of-disinformation-conference-at-trump-officials-requesthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eu-drops-sponsorship-of-disinformation-conference-at-trump-officials-request#u112760Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:41:46 +0000The European Union, Canada, and Lithuania have withdrawn their sponsorship of the Disinfo 2026 conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, after pressure from Trump officials. The conference aimed to discuss disinformation and foreign interference, with a panel reportedly critical of the US. The withdrawals come amid transatlantic tensions and concerns about free speech.Why it mattersThe Disinfo 2026 conference was set to discuss disinformation and foreign interference, with a focus on European issues. The US lobbying against the conference has raised concerns about the politicization of efforts to comb