Publication: italy
The Dispatch→ The End of Bunga Bunga
Americans compare Silvio Berlusconi to the wrong U.S. president. Continue reading The End of Bunga Bunga »
Logically→ No, U.S. President Joe Biden’s car did not display the Italian flag during his visit to Dublin
Logically→ Video showing donation billboard in Milan featuring Zelenskyy ‘snorting’ money is fake
The Dispatch→ Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Is Defying Early Expectations
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on March 16, 2023 in Rome. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)Her election prompted concerns about far-right tendencies, but she’s governed more like Thatcher than Orbán.Continue reading Italy’s Giorgia M
Logically→ This image shows Japan’s dressing room after their 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Costa Rica.
The image shows the Italian football team's changing room in March 2022, after a match against North Macedonia in Palermo, before the Qatar World Cup.
The Dispatch→ America’s New European Opportunity
New leaders in Italy and Sweden don’t see eye-to-eye with Biden on every issue, but they’re offering a distinctly pro-American foreign policy.The post America’s New European Opportunity appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Italians replaced the EU flag at an EU headquarters with the Italian flag in 2022.
A 2013 video of a neo-fascist group member replacing the EU flag has been recirculated after the 2022 Italian election results were announced.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Hillary Clinton Praise Italy’s New Fascist Leader?
Remarks from political figure and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton published in Italy in September 2022 received attention and criticism from Americans, thanks to a tweet parsing out two remarks regarding Italy’s incoming far right
Snopes→ Italy Shifts to the Right As Voters Reward Meloni’s Party
A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, won the most votes in Italy’s national elections.
Snopes→ Dog Sniffs Out Cocaine Hidden in Wheelchair at Milan Airport
A drug-sniffing dog led frontier police Friday at a Milan airport to some 13 kilograms (nearly 30 pounds) of cocaine stuffed into the leather upholstery of a motorized wheelchair.
Snopes→ Getty Museum in LA to Return Illegally Exported Art to Italy
The Getty will return a nearly life-size group of Greek terra-cotta sculptures known as “Orpheus and the Sirens," believed to date from the fourth century B.C.
Logically→ This video of tractors parked together shows Italian farmers protesting in July 2022.
The video depicts Tractor Beer Fest, held in Villafranca Piemonte on July 23, 2022. This event was unrelated to any farmers' demonstrations.
Snopes→ Italy Thwarts Illegal Auction Abroad of Gentileschi Painting
Italy’s art squad police said they have thwarted the potential illegal sale by a Vienna auction house of a 17th-century painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, a celebrated Baroque artist.
Snopes→ US Tourist Falls into Crater of Mount Vesuvius, is Rescued
An American tourist had to be rescued on Mount Vesuvius near Naples after he apparently slipped into the Italian volcano’s crater while trying to recover his fallen cellphone.
Snopes→ Body Parts, Gear Found on Italian Glacier After Avalanche
Rescuers found body parts and equipment as they searched for hikers missing following a powerful avalanche that killed at least seven people.
Snopes→ Did an Electric Bus Catch Fire on Karen Road in Kenya?
Photographs and videos highlighting the supposedly negative aspects of electric vehicles are often shared on social media, whether they're truthful or not.
Logically→ The Italian Ministry of Health has reduced its official COVID-19 death toll from over 130,000 to under 4,000.
The Italian ministry data had segregated the number of people with preexisting conditions dying of COVID and those without comorbidities.
Truth or Fiction?→ McDonald’s and the Roman Road
In late August 2021, the following post about a McDonald’s restaurant incorporating an archaeological discovery into its floor appeared on the Reddit sub r/interestingasfuck and r/damnthatsinteresting: A Roman Road was discovered while
Truth or Fiction?→ Camilla Canepa and #ProtectYourFamily
A June 2021 Facebook post about the death of Camilla Canepa spread virally in August 2021, iterations of which received thousands of shares on Facebook, with its “vaccine info” box glaringly absent: Camilla Canepa Facebook Posts and the #P
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Italian Football Club Juventus Post a Photo with a Racist Anti-Asian Gesture?
The Italian football club Juventus spent August 5 2021 apologizing after posting — and then quickly deleting — a photograph featuring an anti-Asian racist taunt. The club’s womens’ team tweeted the photo showing defender Cecili
Snopes→ Italy Orders 2 Russian Embassy Officials Expelled for Spying
Police arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after they caught the officer allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in exchange for money.
Poynter→ European fact-checkers try to explain the confusing move to stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine
European fact-checkers are trying to thread the needle between debunking falsehoods about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and explaining why several European countries have paused its distribution. Most say they’re putting a greater emphasis on expl
Logically→ Italian military satellite was used to switch votes from Trump to Biden.
The federal officials have rejected the claim that voting systems were breached during the 2020 election.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an Italian Singer Score a Hit Song Using ‘Nonsense’ English Lyrics?
A decades-old cross-cultural hit by Adriano Celentano and Celeste Mori was brought back to light both in the U.S. and the pair’s native Italy in November 2020, thanks to social media and a Scottish artist. Harriet Mould found herself becoming co
Poynter→ Falsehoods about the 2020 election run rampant on the world stage
Fact-checkers outside the United States were not spared the onslaught of both mis- and disinformation that followed the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Asia, Europe and Latin America all had to contend with a tidal wave of false claims about voting Su
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Brazilian Troops Considering ‘Military Intervention’ on Trump’s Behalf?
A right-wing group based out of San Diego State University in California stoked more conspiracy theories around the 2020 U.S. presidential elections on Twitter, claiming that troops and operatives from other governments may get involved on behalf of i
Logically→ Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of multiple sexual crimes.
The former Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, was involved in multiple sex crimes and even tried to cover it up.
Truth or Fiction?→ Has Italy Stopped Treating COVID-19 in the Elderly?
As Italy grappled with the spread of COVID-19, American Facebook users took that as their opportunity to insult a national health service. “Italy has decided NOT to treat their elderly for this virus !!!! That, my friends, is Socialized Health
Truth or Fiction?→ Unsourced ‘Intensivist’ Thread Spreads on Twitter as COVID-19 Hits Italy
In March 2020, as more nations grappled with a novel coronavirus pandemic, social media users continued to promote unsourced chain-letter “messages” online as people searched for reliable and credible information. One of the latest instanc
Truth or Fiction?→ Storm Cloud in Benevento
On September 25 2019 a Reddit user shared a thread titled “Storm Cloud Benevento, Italy” to the r/pics subreddit: Storm Cloud Benevento, Italy. from pics On Reddit, the image quickly moved to the top of r/all. Its
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Meme About Taxes Europeans Pay for Their ‘Free Stuff’ Accurate?
On December 18, 2018, a Facebook user shared this meme about tax and purported socialism in several European countries: In addition to a chart listing purported figures for Germany, England, Italy, and Greece, its text read: JUST WANTED TO SHOW ALL O
Snopes→ Italian Police Make Major Arrests Linked to Sicilian Mob
Italian authorities said they had dismantled the rebuilt upper echelons of the Sicilian Mafia by arresting 46 people including the presumed new regional boss who took over after the death of the "boss of bosses" Salvatore "Toto" Riina.
Snopes→ Police in Italy Find 2 Stolen Renoir and Rubens Paintings
Carabinieri art-squad police displayed the paintings for reporters in Monza, a city in the northern Lombardy regional of Italy.
Snopes→ Spain Offers to Take Migrant Ship Amid Italy-Malta Standoff
Italy and Malta immediately thanked Spain's new Socialist prime minister for the offer to receive the SOS Mediterranee rescue ship Aquarius at the port of Valencia.
Snopes→ Did a Daredevil Ride a Motorcycle Across Lake Como?
A viral Facebook post showing a man riding his motorbike across Lake Como failed to mention that it was outfitted with special skis.
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis Allow a Little Girl to Sit With Him During Mass?
The story is essentially true, but has picked up some embellishment along the way.
Snopes→ Hitler Book, Supremacist Flag Found at Home of Italy Shooting Suspect
The right-wing extremist shot and injured six people during a two-hour shooting spree amid an election year characterized by heated anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Snopes→ Lawyer: UK Model’s ‘Strange’ Tale of Italian Kidnap is True
A British model says she was lured to Italy, drugged, shoved in a suitcase, and held in an isolated farmhouse for almost a week.
Snopes→ Did New Year’s Fireworks ‘Compete’ With a Volcanic Eruption in Naples, Italy?
A gif that appears to show a volcano erupting during a New Year's firework celebration in Naples, Italy, was digitally altered.