About us

IDMO – Italian Digital Media Observatory is a national hub that supports and implements the work of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). IDMO is part of a multidisciplinary community that brings together researchers, fact-checkers, and experts in social media and digital narratives. The project partners, TIM, Rai, Gedi, the University of Rome Tor Vergata, NewsGuard, Pagella Politica, T6 Ecosystem, will join forces and expertise to combat disinformation. The coordinating role of the entire hub is entrusted to the Data Lab Luiss, a research center of Luiss Guido Carli University.

The Free International University of Social Studies Guido Carli – is an independent university. Luiss is renowned for its research activities aimed at generating knowledge and innovation, contributing to scientific debate, and benefiting economic, social, and cultural development from an international perspective. The Luiss Data Lab, under the direction of Gianni Riotta, is a research […]

GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA is a multimedia company that operates in the fields of national print media, radio, advertising, and digital media. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale is one of the leading Italian players in the media sector, being the publisher of la Repubblica, La Stampa, Il Secolo XIX, 9 local newspapers, the weekly magazine l’Espresso, and […]

Founded in March 2018 by media entrepreneur Steven Brill and former Wall Street Journal publisher Gordon Crovitz, NewsGuard provides reliability ratings and informative cards for thousands of news and information websites. NewsGuard has analyzed all news sites representing 95% of online engagement in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy. Each site […]

Pagella Politica  Pagella Politica is a project by The Fact-Checking Factory (TFCF) Srl. The project has been active since 2012 with the aim of monitoring statements made by key Italian political figures to assess their accuracy through numbers and facts. TFCF Srl also operates the Facta.news project, launched in 2020, which focuses on non-political misinformation. […]

RAI Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. (“Rai”) is the exclusive concessionaire for public radio, television, and multimedia services in Italy. Its mission is grounded in the Italian and European constitutional framework, and the general interest activities it carries out are regulated by national legislation and a Service Contract signed with the Ministry of Economic Development. […]

TIM is the leading group in Italy and Brazil in the ICT sector. It develops fixed and mobile infrastructures, cloud and data center solutions, and offers communication and entertainment services and products, positioning itself at the forefront of digital technologies. TIM’s offerings are directed towards citizens, businesses, public administrations, as well as the wholesale market. […]

T6 Ecosystems is a small to medium-sized consulting and research firm. T6’s main areas of research include socio-economic impact assessment, policy analysis, and policy communication design. T6 has gained extensive experience in impact assessment, having successfully developed and tested methodologies for over 12 national, European, and international projects. T6 has been involved in the research […]

The University of Rome “Tor Vergata” began its teaching activities in 1982 and today stands as the most significant attractor hub in the southeast sector of the metropolitan area of Rome. Designed following the Anglo-Saxon campus model, it hosts important research institutions within its premises, making “Tor Vergata” one of the most dynamic academic communities […]

L’Advisory Board è un gruppo di esperti stimati e riconosciuti, che rappresenta i vari stakeholder e utenti coinvolti nel progetto IDMO. L’Advisory Board fornisce preziose intuizioni e consigli sulla direzione strategica del progetto, e in generale su questioni chiave tecniche, scientifiche e pratiche. Questo supporterà il consorzio con indicazioni sulle azioni di disseminazione e sfruttamento, […]