EDMO Scientific Conference 2024
Dates: 26-27 February 2024 Location: University of Amsterdam Theme: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Disinformation Speakers: Elena Musi, Mariavittoria Masotina The European Digital Media Observatory
Dissemination
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Talks
When fact‐checks go viral: a cross‐national analysis of the dissemination of European fact‐checkers on Twitter
Dates: 29/11/2023 – 30/11/2023
Venue: Dubrovnik Media Days 2023
Speakers: Lorenzo Federico, Mariavittoria Masotina
To be effective in countering misinformation, it is paramount for fact-checkers to
Transparency is Crucial for User-Centered AI, or is it? How this Notion Manifests in the UK Press Coverage of GPT
20/09/2023 – 22/09/2023 Venue: CHItaly 2023 Speakers: Mariavittoria Masotina Transparency is a core principle for a user-centered AI present in all recent regulatory initiatives. Is
Leveraging argumentation for impartial fact-checking
15/09/2023 Venue: IFILNOVA Speakers: Elena Musi In the current (mis)information ecosystem, the lack of impartiality is frequently used as an argument to attack the credibility
Let’s argue with artificial intelligence: an argumentative approach to map the issue of impartiality in digitalized news production
4/07/2023 – 7/07/2023 Venue: ISSA 2023 Speakers: Elena Musi News organizations are constantly attacked with accusations of lack of impartiality, but a shared understanding of
Academic Publications
Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the
International Society for the Study of
Argumentation
The Tenth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation(ISSA), held at Leiden University, the Netherlands, from 4-7 July 2023, drew togetheraround 250
Relevance theory for mapping cognitive biases in fact-checking: an argumentative approach
In the fast-paced, densely populated information landscape shaped by digitization, distinguishing information from misinformation is critical. Fact-checkers are effective in fighting fake news but face
When fact-checks go viral: a cross-national analysis of the dissemination of European fact-checkers on Twitter
To be effective in countering misinformation, it is paramount for fact-checkers to reach a wide audience. This study investigates the dynamics that lead to broader
Transparency is Crucial for User-Centered AI, or is it? How this Notion Manifests in the UK Press Coverage of GPT
Transparency is a core principle for a user-centered AI present in all recent regulatory initiatives. Is it equally present in the public discourse?
Fuzzy clustering of spatial interval-valued data
In questo articolo realizzato in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali ed Economiche dell’Università La Sapienza, sviluppiamo un algoritmo di classificazione di unità che
Reports
Let’s make Fact-Checking engaging: a computational social science approach for the analysis and evaluation of Fact-Checking discourse at scale
To counter disinformation, a plethora of fact-checking organizations have arisen, but the fake news phenomenon is far from being solved. Whilst research in computational social
Impartiality and cognitive bias in the fact-checking process: an overview
The lack of impartiality is increasingly used as an argument to attack the credibility of news media outlets, as well as to undermine the trustworthiness
Events
ESRC Social Science Festival Event – Navigating the (mis)information Ecosystem
The networked society has profoundly reshaped the information ecosystem, empowering citizens to both produce and consume news while also accelerating the spread of misinformation in
Final LATIF event – 28 November 2024
«The LATIF tool is designed to empower fact-checking organizations by improving their decision-making processes and mitigating the risk of cognitive biases. For the first time,
News from our Repositories
Impartial Fact Checker – the LATIF new tool
This tool was developed as part of the LATIF project in collaboration with ARG-tech. It is designed to assist fact-checkers in their daily work by
Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the
International Society for the Study of
Argumentation
The Tenth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation(ISSA), held at Leiden University, the Netherlands, from 4-7 July 2023, drew togetheraround 250
Relevance theory for mapping cognitive biases in fact-checking: an argumentative approach
In the fast-paced, densely populated information landscape shaped by digitization, distinguishing information from misinformation is critical. Fact-checkers are effective in fighting fake news but face
Let’s make Fact-Checking engaging: a computational social science approach for the analysis and evaluation of Fact-Checking discourse at scale
To counter disinformation, a plethora of fact-checking organizations have arisen, but the fake news phenomenon is far from being solved. Whilst research in computational social