Conspiracy in the making: The role of journalistic strategies in the formation of new conspiracy beliefs
Published in Journal. Stud. | Year: 2026 | Authors: Rohrbach, Tobias, Valli, Chiara
Fabio Giglietto
Professor of Internet Studies
University of Urbino
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. He teaches courses such as Generative AI and Media, as well as Digital Social Network Analysis. His research explores the intricate relationships between social systems, media, and digital technologies, focusing on the theory of information, communication, and society. Professor Giglietto's work has appeared 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.
Professor Giglietto actively participates in professional discussions on platforms like BlueSky (@fabiogiglietto.bsky.social) and Mastodon, addressing topics such as platform policies and research methodologies. His recent work includes an analysis of Meta's political content reduction policy and its impact on the reach of Italian parliamentarians on Facebook. 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.
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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. .
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"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
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
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
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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February 15, 2026
Recent research highlights the influence of social media platforms on academic research, addressing key considerations for scholars navigating the digital landscape. The paper by Heiss and Freiling is available at https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ny2tx_v2
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February 12, 2026
A study published by Dehghan et al. investigates the complex dynamics that contribute to the solidification of political polarization on Reddit. The research is accessible at https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2623523
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February 11, 2026
New findings examine the role of the term 'fake news' within U.S. alternative media, analyzing its impact on shaping political discourse and fueling hyperpartisanship. The research by Yoo, Lee, and An can be found at https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990251410599.
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Recent Web and News Mentions
L'Università di Urbino in prima linea per la lotta alle fake news - Studia Rapido
The article discusses the Vera.ai project and mentions Fabio Giglietto, a professor at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, as the coordinator of a team participating in the project. The team's work is part of the MINE research program, focusing on manipulation attempts on social media, which aligns with Giglietto's expertise in disinformation studies and social media research.
Who is behind vera.ai? Meet the people and teams that make up the vera.ai project. #8 Team of University of Urbino Carlo Bo
The article introduces the team from the University of Urbino Carlo Bo that is working on the vera.ai project and identifies Fabio Giglietto as the team lead, coordinating work on discovering potentially problematic content in near-real-time.
Giornata Internazionale di Studi - Can the Damage of Destructive Polarization Be Repaired?
The content describes an international study day where Fabio Giglietto from the University of Urbino Carlo Bo is presenting on political information campaigns in Brazil, which falls under his expertise in social media and disinformation studies.
Da Horizon Europe 400 mila Euro all'Università di Urbino per combattere la disinformazione - UniUrb
This University of Urbino article discusses a Horizon Europe project awarded to the university to combat disinformation. Fabio Giglietto, an associate professor of Internet Studies, is mentioned as being involved in the project related to social media manipulation.
Health Discourse Research Initiative
This page describes a health discourse research initiative featuring Fabio Giglietto from the University of Urbino Carlo Bo working on identifying coordinated link-sharing networks on Facebook related to health information in Nigeria and India, utilizing the CooRnet package on CrowdTangle data.
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