Vatican seeks to debunk fake news on health of Pope Francis | Pope Francis

When Pope Francis was being treated with double pneumonia, Italian ticketker Ottawo enrolled in a ward at Gameli Hospital in Rome, After a camera. The purpose was to circulate a conspiracy theory on social media for weeks: that 88 -year -old Pontuff was dead, “and the Vatican refused to tell us”.

He told his 10,000 followers in the video, “There is no security here – nothing.” “If he was there, I would never be able to get it. That’s why, in my opinion, Pope Francis died.

But Ottawo ignored a detail: the ward he infiltrated was not where Francis was being treated.

Since Pontuff was admitted to the hospital last month, the Vatican is fighting a silent battle against fake news, conspiracy theoretists and AS-related images, circulating on his health-related social networks-his health-related update and a voice message from his hospital bed.

Before Ottao, Another ticketker The nominee Air Bombulino tried to enter the hospital a few days ago to prove that Francis was dead. He too, ended in the wrong ward.

Pontuff is being treated at Gameli Hospital from February 14. On February 22, he suffered a “long -lasting breath crisis” and February 28 was a “bronchosam crisis of the bronchosam” – which puts the muscles in a lungs line.

On Monday, doctors said Francis was no longer in danger and was responding well about treatment at the hospital, but fake news about his health condition spreads online.

Have some social media accounts Falsely declared his death four times Since they arrived at the hospital and thousands Fake images have begun circulating on the web Francis is apparently disturbing and dressed in a white cassak on a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on his face.

Last Thursday, for the first time when he was admitted to the hospital, the Pope recorded an audio message and issued thanks to those who prayed for his recovery, his voice reached close to three weeks after breathing his voice.

Talking in his ancestral Spanish language, Francis said in a message broadcast in St. Peters Square: “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your health from the square, I support you from here.” .

Media reports in Italy have suggested that Pope’s audio had a purpose Fake news responds to the Vatican about Pontaf’s death.

The National Daily, affiliated with the Catholic Church, writes: “The Pope’s audio message was the first evidence that eliminates insurance last night. However, with its prolonged hospitalization, the danger is that the spread of fake news can be widespread.

The Director of the Holy Press Office told The Guardian on Tuesday: “Fake news speaks itself. We present our news regularly and transparently.

“We said that with this audio, the Pope wanted to thank the loyalists for their prayers in those weeks. Even if a target of this audio was to reject fake news about his health, everyone is free to draw its conclusions.

Police are allegedly collecting information about unwanted information and considering potential chargesAlthough the Interior Ministry told the Guardian that “there is no government inquiry currently”.

In a joint Instagram video, Teltocackers Ottao and Air Bombulino defended themselves against the allegations: “We are not a conspiracy theorist. We are dedicated to Pope Francis. We are just looking for the truth. Where is Pope Francis?

The Vatican had earlier noted that Pope Francis himself had decided not to appear in the video. “Everyone is free to choose how and when to be seen,” The Vatican’s Press Office said.