The consortium led by Opsci will carry out the work of the European Narrative Observatory to combat disinformation

PROMPT (Predictive Research On Misinformation and Narratives Propagation Trajectories) is the pilot project presented by Opsci as part of the “second call of the European Narrative Observatory to Combat Disinformation after COVID-19” by the European Commission.

Objective: to identify and analyze the emergence of narratives around the war in Ukraine, disinformation regarding elections, particularly the 2024 European elections, the growing spread of manipulative narratives related to identity and gender expression, as well as discriminatory or derogatory narratives targeting women and the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, the project aims to explore ways to mitigate the risks to social cohesion, democracy, and fundamental human rights.

Our proposal advances the work of the Observatory by using innovative methods to counter disinformation. We will leverage LLMs to analyse vast amounts of textual data and highlight narratives overlooked by more traditional tools. Our approach combines established techniques, such as dynamic network analysis, with the capabilities of LLMs, for an effective and resource-efficient deployment across various sources and languages.

We will focus on key informational nodes, such as the media and Wikipedia, given their significant influence on public opinion. We will develop a dedicated language model, a narrative tracking system, and conduct ad hoc studies in France, the Baltic region, Italy, and Romania. The tools should serve the community, and they will be designed with journalists, for journalists, with a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) created to facilitate their proper use.

The members of the consortium led by Opsci are: Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo (Italy), HUN-REN Center for Social Sciences (Hungary), Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia), Re:Baltica (Latvia), Erich Brost Institute (Germany), Asociatia Digital Bridge (Romania), Orizzonti Politici (Italy), Les Surligneurs, and Wikimedia France.