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In Italy, fake news helps populists and far-right triumph

  • Written by Filippo Trevisan, Assistant Professor, American University
Silvio Berlusconi, left, arrives to vote as a bare-breasted woman protests in backgroundAP Photo/Luca Bruno

Although there were no outright winners in Italy’s parliamentary election on March 4, there were two clear losers – the European Union and immigrants.

No one party or coalition won a majority and negotiations to form a new...

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