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I will show it to you clearly in the face. This way, you can understand the level of violence and ignorance of the followers of #Vannacci. This is one of those who didn't want me to talk about medicine at a medical conference in Foligno. Once, the village fool was at the bar, pontificating about everything, and at most, he would find someone willing to listen to him. Today, he has a smartphone, an internet connection, a social media profile, or sits among the audience at a medical congress. And suddenly, he feels like a virologist, doctor, epidemiologist, researcher, and Nobel Prize winner in science. He has never opened a paper, wouldn’t distinguish a clinical trial from a supermarket receipt, but speaks about vaccines and medicine with the confidence of someone who has just received a chair by divine appointment. The difference is that once, the nonsense remained at the bar counter. Today, they have an algorithm that amplifies them. And the real problem isn't that everyone has the right to speak. It's that too many have mistaken the right to speak for a degree. To those who follow Vannacci, I say: be careful because the health professionals you attack every day, sooner or later, you will need them... (translated)

The manipulation tells the world the opposite of Vannacci. From Licia Ronzulli, who states that "Vannacci is the devolution of the species," to the Minister for Reforms, Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, who claims that "such episodes reveal a truly miserable cultural and moral level"; up to the group leader in the Senate, Stefania Craxi: "The manipulation tells the world the opposite of Vannacci. S (translated)

The leader of FnV Roberto Vannacci is at the center of controversy after sharing a fake photo of Undersecretary Matilde Siracusano without a shirt, provoking strong reactions of condemnation for digital bullying and sexism from the center-right, with bipartisan solidarity for Siracusano. (translated)

The manipulated and sexist photo circulated by Vannacci against Matilde Siracusano - to whom I extend my solidarity and that of Noi Moderati - and the attempt by representatives of Futuro Nazionale to prevent a scientist, the infectious disease specialist Matteo Bassetti, from speaking are two sides of the same coin. (translated)

Political polls indicate a decline for the League and Forza Italia, while Brothers of Italy remains the leading party at 26.4%, with the PD below 20% and the 5 Star Movement stable at 14.5%, while Vannacci's National Future is gaining support within the center-right coalition. (translated)

What happened in #Foligno is serious and deserves to be told. The local representatives of #Vannacci contested my invitation to talk about antibiotic resistance, which I will do this evening during the event "The First in Health." We are not talking about politics. We are talking about medicine, research, and public health, and one of the most important health emergencies of our times. I am a scientist who has been engaged in international research for decades, with an h-index of 130, thousands of publications and scientific studies. If someone wants to contest what I say, they are absolutely free to do so: come discuss, bring data, studies, arguments. This is how science works. Instead, according to what I have been told, my fault would be having been in favor of vaccines during the pandemic. But evidently, someone knows very little about my positions. On closures, for example, I have been among the most critical voices from the beginning and one of the few to openly oppose generalized lockdowns. So before attacking, it would be useful to study. I am particularly sorry that a political force that wants to represent the Italian right could think of gaining consensus by winking at the most radically no-vax and conspiracy-minded part of the electorate, even going so far as to question the participation of a doctor and researcher at a meeting on science. Science does not need permission from parties. And it is not afraid of uncomfortable questions. It needs data, debate, and the freedom to discuss. For this reason, I hope it was an initiative from the Foligno committee of Futuro Nazionale and does not represent Vannacci's position. Because otherwise, the question becomes inevitable: why be afraid of confronting a scientist? If you have arguments, you discuss. If you do not have arguments, you try to prevent the other from speaking. I will, however, talk about antibiotic resistance in Foligno and invite Vannacci's followers to participate because they will learn something on such a delicate topic. And I will continue to talk about science, data, and public health, regardless of who feels disturbed. (translated)

"I have no words" Siracusano goes further in his reasoning: "Of course the fact that I am Occhiuto's partner matters. But here we are in the Stone Age. I had already said it in the past, but now I reiterate it: the center-right allied with Vannacci would go back to the caves, it is impossible to be in coalition with him." (translated)

#Vannacci: "We will vote against the anti-Semitism bill. Offending a Jew cannot be any graver than offending a Christian or a Muslim. Whoever offends must be punished because they have offended a person, regardless of religion, sex, skin color, and sexual orientation." (translated)

"There is no regulation against the true Islamization of schools" While for Roberto Vannacci and Futuro Nazionale, the great crackdown on foreigners in schools is far too lenient: "There is no regulation against the true Islamization of schools," lament the "futurists." (translated)