The panel presents the first results of the “Jean Monnet module” FreeBeRI (Freedom of Belief and Right to Information), funded by the European Union, which combines research, teaching and third-mission actions on the relationship between freedom of religion and freedom of information. Furthermore, FreeBeRI promotes the critical tools of “the historian’s craft” for recognizing, understanding, and fighting conspiracy theories. In particular, the panel focuses on conspiracy theories formulated against and/or within religions that, by feeding hate speeches, severely threaten democratic processes in Europe and beyond. The interdisciplinary team of FreeBeRI welcomes contributions on the following non-exhaustive list of topics: conspiracy theories, religions and hate speeches (past and present case studies are both welcomed); hate speeches and conspiracy theories against and within religions in the history of Europe; historical connections and discontinuities between “old” and new conspiracy theories propagated through digital communication and social media; historical-critical method as a weapon against conspiracy theories and hate speeches; public history and conspiracy theories in the field of religious studies; conspiracy theories as a severe threat to EU democratic processes; EU policies on misinformation and disinformation as a severe threat to freedom of information and/or religion; EU International relations and post-truth politics. Session 1 Chair: Marianna Napolitano (FSCIRE) Speakers:Silvia Cristofori (Link Campus University), An Introduction to the Jean Monnet project FreeBeRI: Conspiracy Theories Against and Within Religions Giorgio Grimaldi (Link Campus University), Faith-Based Organisations in the EU and Climate Change: an Overview of the Different Positions on This Issue and on the Building of a Green European Union Session 2 Chair: Marco Castagnetto Alessio (Link Campus University)Speakers: Kathleen Burton (Yale University, Retired), The Nazi Religion in the Third Reich: Perversion of Religion from the Inside Tommaso Visone (Link Campus University), The Successful Plot of “Le Grand Replacemen”: Between Populist Imaginary and Fake News Session 3 Chair: Tommaso Visone (Link Campus University)Speakers: Marco Castagnetto Alessio (Link Campus University), Freemasonry as Wellspring and Target of Conspiracy Theories: Political and Social Implications of Secrecy Jared Stacy (University of Aberdeen), Heretics in the Shadows: Conspiracy Theory and TheologySession 4 Chair: Giorgio Grimaldi (Link Campus University)Speakers: Marianna Napolitano (FSCIRE), Religious Freedom, Proselytism and Orthodoxy: Definitions and Approaches in Post Soviet Russia (1989-2015) Amina El Ganadi (FSCIRE), Chinese Cyber Islamophobia: the Case of Wechat-Weixin Netizens