Fabio Giglietto

Fabio Giglietto

Professor of Internet Studies

University of Urbino

fabio.giglietto@uniurb.it

Department of Communication Sciences, Humanities and International Studies

About Me

Fabio Giglietto, PhD, is Full Professor of Internet Studies at the Department of Communication Sciences, Humanities and International Studies at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo. His research explores the intricate relationships between social systems, media, and digital technologies, focusing on the theory of information, communication, and society. His work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Communication, Information, Communication & Society, the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Social Media + Society, and Social Science Computer Review. According to Google Scholar, his publications have garnered over 2200 citations.

Professor Giglietto's current research interests include coordinated behavior detection, multimodal narratives, and the challenges of social media data access. He leads the Mapping Italian News Research Program (MINE), which investigates Italian news media coverage and the impact of social media on Italian elections. He is also involved in the EU-funded Horizon Europe project VERAAI, which is developing AI-based tools to assist journalists and fact-checkers in verifying multimedia content and combating disinformation, with a focus on detecting coordinated behavior and inauthentic networks spreading misleading content. Additionally, he contributes to the EU-funded PROMPT initiative, which addresses disinformation narratives across Europe. His recent work includes an analysis of Meta's political content reduction policy and its impact on the reach of Italian parliamentarians on Facebook.

This academic year, Professor Giglietto is teaching courses such as Generative AI and Media and Digital Social Network Analysis. These courses reflect his engagement with contemporary issues in digital communication, including the impact of AI on the media system and methods for analyzing online social networks. As part of the VERAAI Alerts project, he has tracked and analyzed coordinated accounts on Facebook, identifying coordinated posts and accounts, with notable activity in large groups and networks. He actively participates in professional discussions on platforms like BlueSky (@fabiogiglietto.bsky.social) and Mastodon (@fabiogiglietto@aoir.social), addressing topics such as platform policies and research methodologies.

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Recent Publications

"A Pretty Blunt Approach": Meta's Political Content Reduction Policy and Italian Parliamentarians' Facebook Visibility

Giglietto, F. (2025). "A Pretty Blunt Approach": Meta's Political Content Reduction Policy and Italian Parliamentarians' Facebook Visibility. Center for Open Science. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/8dqag_v2

The State of Social Media Research APIs & Tools in the Digital Service Act Era

Giglietto, F. (2025). The State of Social Media Research APIs & Tools in the Digital Service Act Era. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16269197

Manipolazione dei media ed influenza digitale. Sfide, tecnologie e risposte

Giglietto, F. (2025). Manipolazione dei media ed influenza digitale. Sfide, tecnologie e risposte. .

Viralità

Giglietto, F. (2025). Viralità. .

"A Pretty Blunt Approach": Meta's Political Content Reduction Policy and Italian Parliamentarians' Facebook Visibility

Giglietto, F. (2025). "A Pretty Blunt Approach": Meta's Political Content Reduction Policy and Italian Parliamentarians' Facebook Visibility. Center for Open Science. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/8dqag_v1

Research Projects

vera.ai - VERification Assisted by Artificial Intelligence

vera.ai - VERification Assisted by Artificial Intelligence

An EU-funded Horizon Europe project that developed advanced AI-based tools to assist journalists and fact-checkers in verifying multimedia content and combating disinformation. As Work Package 4 leader, I focused on the detection of coordinated behavior and inauthentic networks spreading misleading content.

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PROMPT - Predictive Research On Misinformation and Narratives Propagation Trajectories

PROMPT - Predictive Research On Misinformation and Narratives Propagation Trajectories

An EU-funded initiative focused on detecting and analyzing disinformation narratives across Europe, addressing sensitive issues including the war in Ukraine, LGBTQI+ rights, and European elections through the development of language models, monitoring dashboards, and educational resources for fact-checkers and journalists.

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MINE - Mapping Italian News Research Program

MINE - Mapping Italian News Research Program

A research program investigating Italian news media coverage and the impact of social media on Italian elections, leveraging data from Social Science One and grant funding from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).

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News & Updates

  • February 11, 2026

    Several recent publications highlight the ongoing research into online misinformation and platform accountability. These include studies on the role of the term 'fake news' in U.S. alternative media, the limited exposure to low-credibility online health content among older adults, and the effectiveness of prebunking misinformation techniques on social media feeds.

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  • February 01, 2026

    Recent research examines platform governance and content moderation strategies. One study focuses on Meta's fact-checking initiatives and the debates surrounding truth and free speech, while another investigates the discursive flexibility of 'changecraft' across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and X.

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  • February 01, 2026

    The impact of AI on democracy and online discourse is explored in multiple newly highlighted papers. Research examines how malicious AI swarms can pose a threat to democratic processes, and how AI red-teaming presents a unique sociotechnical problem. Additionally, analysis considers the effects of textual vs. AI-generated disinformation.

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Mapping Italian News Research Program - UniUrb

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This news item from the University of Urbino mentions Fabio Giglietto as an Internet Studies professor and details his involvement in the vera.ai project and co-authorship of a white paper on the impact of the DSA on data access.
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