Combined with our pre-conceptions, they lead us to think one thing or another, and to decide accordingly. And yet, at this historical juncture, Western democracies appear to have a problem regarding the quality of the information that is made available to the public.
A lot of this information, it is said, is false or misleading, either through ignorance, superficiality or malice on the part of those who produce it. The fake news phenomenon is part of this debate. Of course, Italy is not exempt from this problem. On the contrary, it is one of its main laboratories.