Essays about: "Laura Giorio"

Found 2 essays containing the words Laura Giorio.

1. 1. Mapping Disinformation : Analysing the diffusion network of fake news and fact-checks in Italy during the COVID19 pandemic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Laura Giorio; [2021]
   Keywords : fake news; disinformation; fact-checking; social network analysis; diffusion network;

   Abstract : In recent years, disinformation circulating the internet and especially social media has become a widespread concern. The urgency of the fake news problem lies in the fact that decisions that are taken on false or misleading information risk impacting democratic processes negatively. READ MORE

3. 2. War on Propaganda or PRopaganda War? : A case study of fact-checking and (counter)propaganda in the EEAS project EUvsDisinfo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Giorio; [2018]
   Keywords : EEAS; propaganda; fact-checking; strategic communication; disinformation; EUvsDisinfo;

   Abstract : Following the events that saw Russia operating in the Ukrainian information space as well as on the ground, concern for hybrid threats and targeted propaganda campaigns has grown in the world and especially in Europe. Allegations of foreign involvement in electoral campaigns within liberal democracies have drawn even more attention to the matter and have hastened plans of action to fight hybrid threats in the European Union and the Eastern Partnership. READ MORE