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NEW: Struggling for attention, Italy’s far-right and nationalist politicians — Matteo Salvini and Giorgia Meloni — are pushing conspiracy theories to millions of followers buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…
As the coronavirus pandemic has grown, politicians like Salvini and Meloni have struggled to get attention. As a result, their attacks on social media have become increasingly relentless — and the content they share extreme
Yesterday, both Meloni and Salvini shared a discredited and unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that has been widely debunked. But despite all the overwhelming evidence, the videos they shared racked up millions of views on Facebook and Twitter
To give you an idea of how far their posts travelled, I have had family members who rarely share political content, receive the videos on WhatsApp — and asked if the conspiracy theory was true
Opposition parties are going to oppose. Populists will be populists. But in the middle of a global pandemic, misinformation can spread panic and even cost lives.

Full story: buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…
For Italian speakers, you can find good pieces debunking Salvini and Meloni's conspiracy theory here:

ilpost.it/2020/03/25/tgr…

open.online/2020/03/25/il-…

valigiablu.it/tgr-leonardo-c…
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