A large and attentive audience took part in the appointment dedicated to the phenomenon of fake news held on Wednesday 4 March 2026 in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio of Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, organised as part of the series of meetings "Information and disinformation in history: the phenomenon of fake news".
At the centre of the event, the talk "From the Holy Basin to the Holy Grail" explored with rigour and involvement the way ancient narratives and legends are intertwined with mechanisms for the construction and dissemination of news. The protagonist of the meeting, introduced by Ilaria Bonacossa, director of the Palazzo Ducale, was Antonio Musarra, an internationally renowned medieval historian, who dialogued with Fabrizio Benente, UniGe pro-rector for the third mission and archaeologist, in a debate that brought together scientific research and public narrative, between memory, symbols and the construction of myths, offering the public tools for a critical reading of the present through the past.
The broad participation and the debate stimulated by the speeches testify to the widespread interest in a highly topical issue such as fake news, approached from an interdisciplinary perspective. The initiative consolidated the collaboration between the University of Genoa and Palazzo Ducale, confirming the importance of moments of shared reflection on history, communication and the construction of narratives.