MINE — Mapping Italian News Research Program
Research programme active at the University of Urbino since 2017, investigating Italian media coverage and the impact of social media on electoral processes, public opinion and health information. MINE has hosted a succession of externally funded sub-projects (listed separately below). All sub-grants are now concluded; the programme remains active as the institutional and intellectual umbrella for the PI's ongoing research line, with no active external grant at present.
- Role: Founder, PI and Coordinator
- Funder: Various (see sub-projects)
PROMPT — Predictive Research On Misinformation and Narratives Propagation Trajectories
European Commission project (DG CNECT) dedicated to monitoring disinformation narratives in 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. MINE sub-project.
- Role: Partner
- Funder: European Commission (DG CNECT)
- Grant ID: CNECT/LC-02629302
vera.ai — VERification Assisted by Artificial Intelligence
Horizon Europe project developing AI-based tools to assist journalists and fact-checkers in verifying multimedia content and countering disinformation. As WP4 Leader, Fabio Giglietto led the work package focused on detection of coordinated behaviour and inauthentic networks spreading misleading content. MINE sub-project.
- Role: WP4 Leader
- Funder: European Commission (Horizon Europe)
- Grant ID: 101070093
Coordinated Behaviour in the Lead-up to the 2021 German Federal Election
Analysis of coordinated link sharing and inauthentic network behaviour in the run-up to the 2021 German Federal Election. MINE sub-project. PI: Nicola Righetti.
- Role: Co-I
- Funder: Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesanstalt für Medien NRW)
Mapping Coordinated Networks That Circulate Problematic Health Content in India and Nigeria
Study of coordinated networks circulating problematic health content on social media in India and Nigeria, conducted through the Media Ecosystems Analysis Group. MINE sub-project.
- Role: PI
- Funder: Gates Foundation (via Media Ecosystems Analysis Group)
- Grant ID: INV-004543-02
MINE-FACTS — Mapping Nefarious Social Media Actors to Speed Up COVID-19 Fact-Checking
Research on tools and methods to accelerate COVID-19 fact-checking by mapping nefarious actors on social media. MINE sub-project.
- Role: PI
- Funder: Italian MUR — FISR 2020
- Grant ID: FISR2020IP_00327e
MINE-SMD — Patterns of Facebook Interactions around Insular and Cross-Partisan Media Sources in the Run-up to the 2018 Italian Election
Follow-up to the Elezioni 2018 seed project, studying Facebook interaction patterns around insular and cross-partisan Italian media sources. Conducted with access to Facebook data via Social Science One. MINE sub-project.
- Role: PI
- Funder: Social Science Research Council — Social Media and Democracy Research Grant
Mapping Italian News — Elezioni 2018
Seed project of the MINE programme: mapping Italian news media political coverage in the lead-up to the 2018 Italian General Election.
- Role: PI
- Funder: Foundation Open Society Institute / Open Society Foundations — Information Program