With the advent of the lockdown, fake news is increasing, especially those concerning Italian food and food products.
A monitoring by the communication agency Klaus Davi & Co in collaboration with Filippo Gallinella, president of the Agriculture Committee in the Chamber, recorded that in the period March-September 2020 the fake news circulated on social networks increased by 33% compared to previous months.
To be particularly affected - explains a note - are wines (+ 23%), pasta (+ 37%), oil (+ 26%), bread (+ 18%) and desserts (+ 31%).
Cheese was also among the most affected (+ 33%).
By consulting the web and over 500 posts dedicated to food issues, "hoax news" such as that "Caciocavallo can create addiction like a drug" and that "Provolone would make you fat more than pasta".
Among the other and numerous fake news traced - it is reported by those responsible for monitoring - it was recorded, for example, that "buffalo mozzarella has a high cholesterol content" and that Roman Ricotta "does not facilitate sleep".
It is reported that women (65%) spread the news more than men (35%).
The spread - it is explained - is also among teenagers with the use of the social channels Instagram and Facebook and TikTok (ANSA).
