Esplora IDMO – Italian Digital Media Observatory.
The theory of random networks takes a significant step forward thanks to new research published in the Annals of the University of Ferrara. The study, carried out as part of the Luiss Data Lab, by Lorenzo Federico and Ayoub Mounim, proposes a revolutionary method for constructing random networks capable of guaranteeing a giant component with predetermined characteristics
EDMO has published its latest monthly fact-checking brief. Focus on: Magdeburg’s attack and Syria regime change: Islamophobia strikes back again in December
New attacks on institutions and companies show how cyberspace plays a strategic role in geopolitical balances
The difficulties of taming the fire and the environmental emergency fuel the denialist theories of digital users
After the attacks of October 7, 2023, digital anti-Semitism has reached alarming levels, fueled by social media, disinformation and new technologies such as deepfakes. Here is an analysis of the phenomenon, including data, platform limitations and the challenges of countering disinformation
In an experiment asking ChatGPT to suppress human resistance, a strategic plan emerges that includes digital warfare, psychological warfare, disinformation, and control of critical infrastructure.
Le autorità iraniane hanno confermato l’arresto della giornalista italiana, accusandola di aver violato le leggi della Repubblica Islamica. Sala, arrivata in Iran con un visto giornalistico il 13 dicembre
The 26-year-old accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthCare faces the death penalty. With IDMO, we analyzed the trends generated by the phenomenon of the “anti-hero”
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND SPAIN FLOODING ARE MOST TARGETED TOPICS BY FALSE STORIES The four Italian editorial projects that published fact-checking content, and contributed to this report*, published a total of 199 fact-checking articles as of November 2024. Of these, 7 (3.5%) dealt with cases of disinformation regarding the war in Ukraine, 10 (5%) with the war in the Middle East, 9 (4.5%) with the pandemic, 24 (12%) with climate change, 11 (7.5%) with the European Union, 10 (5%) with immigration, and 13 (6.5%) with gender or LGBTQ+ issues. Articles on the American election campaign accounted for 27 out of 199, or 13.5% of the total. The US presidential elections were the most widely spread topic of disinformation in November, although the percentage was lower than in September (15%). False stories about the climate also increased: their value tripled in two months, from 3.9% in September to 12% in November.
The main disinformation phenomenon in November was the catastrophic foods that hit southern Spain, partly contributing to the increase in climate-related disinformation that almost doubled in two months, passing from 7% in September to 13% in November
The theory of random networks takes a significant step forward thanks to new research published in the Annals of the University of Ferrara. The study,
EDMO has published its latest monthly fact-checking brief. Focus on: Magdeburg’s attack and Syria regime change: Islamophobia strikes back again in December
New attacks on institutions and companies show how cyberspace plays a strategic role in geopolitical balances
The difficulties of taming the fire and the environmental emergency fuel the denialist theories of digital users
After the attacks of October 7, 2023, digital anti-Semitism has reached alarming levels, fueled by social media, disinformation and new technologies such as deepfakes. Here
In an experiment asking ChatGPT to suppress human resistance, a strategic plan emerges that includes digital warfare, psychological warfare, disinformation, and control of critical infrastructure.
Le autorità iraniane hanno confermato l’arresto della giornalista italiana, accusandola di aver violato le leggi della Repubblica Islamica. Sala, arrivata in Iran con un visto
The 26-year-old accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthCare faces the death penalty. With IDMO, we analyzed the trends generated by the phenomenon of the
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND SPAIN FLOODING ARE MOST TARGETED TOPICS BY FALSE STORIES The four Italian editorial projects that published fact-checking content, and contributed to
The main disinformation phenomenon in November was the catastrophic foods that hit southern Spain, partly contributing to the increase in climate-related disinformation that almost doubled
