
The warning from the President of the Republic during the opening of the 2026 Festival of the Regions
President Sergio Mattarella warned that the manipulation of information and fake news online can influence public opinions and choices, speaking at the 2026 Festival of Regions and Autonomous Provinces.
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The President of the Republic spoke at the fifth edition of the Festival of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces in 2026.
"Already today it is evident how the manipulation of information, also through the dissemination of false news making use of the potential offered by the internet, is capable of influencing public opinions, of directing their orientations and choices not only at a commercial level, a phenomenon which is widely present in everyday experience". The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, said this, speaking at the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Festival of Regions and Autonomous Provinces 2026.

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