On 26 and 27 March 2026, the international workshop Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories in the Digital Age: Analysis and Counterstrategies will take place at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. The initiative brings together experts from different disciplinary fields to discuss the transformations of the information ecosystem in the digital age and the challenges posed by the spread of disinformation and conspiracy theories.
The first two sessions, scheduled for 26 March, are dedicated respectively to Media Monitoring, Fact-checking and Disinformation and to Dynamics of Information, Disinformation and Conspiracism. The presentations will analyse the impact of digitalisation—particularly social media and artificial intelligence—on the production and circulation of information and conspiracy theories, as well as monitoring and counter-strategies aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the information space.
The second day, 27 March, will be structured into additional sessions: Disinformation and Speech Governance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation. In this context, the relationships between disinformation, hate speech, conspiracism, and foreign interference will be explored in depth, with particular attention to the challenges of regulating public discourse and the implications for political theory.
The workshop will conclude with a roundtable dedicated to the presentation and discussion of interdisciplinary research conducted at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna on the prevention of and countering online disinformation.
Paula Gori, EDMO Secretary General, will be a panelist at the session Session 1 – Media Monitoring, Fact-checking and Disinformation, on 26 of March.