The Italian daily newspaper Libero has published a story about a woman from the city of Lampedusa called "Mrs. Rosi", who says that Muslim immigrants have stolen and burned her four dogs, as well as chickens and other domestic animals, in addition to pigs.
Full article published in Libero newspaper
Experts at the Italian media outlet "Open", which deals with debunking fake news, confirmed that this news is untrue.
The mayor of Lampedusa, Toto Martello, said that the woman in question, through her claims, has cast a stain on Lampedusa and that this news only serves to spread hatred against immigrants.
"This is a manipulation of the situation, it casts a stain on Lampedusa and all its citizens, and only serves to spread hatred against immigrants," Martello said.
Anthropologists and forensic scientists participated in this investigation and exposure of the fake news, who said that if the dogs had been burned, their bones would not have been white in color.
Theological historian Davide Suleyman Amore said that the Islamic religion prohibits the consumption of the meat of carnivorous predatory animals, including dogs.
During this investigation, it was confirmed that the lady in question had also published fake news in 2018 and as a result, Twitter has closed her account.