I’m a Brazilian journalist based in Italy. I’ve worked as fact-checker for Meta, TikTok, and Google at PolitiFact; breaking news reporter at Quartz; and reporter at Colors magazine and Super magazine. I’ve published articles in CNN, Wired, and Al Jazeera, and contributed OSINT research for Bellingcat. I’m from São Paulo and based in Milan.
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PolitiFact
- How “War on Fakes” uses fact-checking to spread Russian propaganda
- Misleading images of Chernobyl undercut real reasons for concern
- Photos are being falsely linked to Canada’s “Freedom Convoy” protests
CNN
- How Brazil's fear of losing the Amazon guides Bolsonaro's policies
- Why did thousands of Brazilian politicians change their race?
Quartz
- New data shows terror attacks are becoming less frequent and deadly
- Terror attacks in the Middle East and North Africa fell by almost 40%
- Terrorism is surging in the US, fueled by right-wing ideologies
Wired
- Blurry satellite images of Palestine and Israel make rebuilding harder
Ukraine
- Google Maps did not change blurring settings to reveal Russian facilities
- There is no evidence Putin invaded Ukraine to fight child trafficking
- Facebook video does not show Ukraine being struck by nuclear bomb
Conspiracies
- "The Great Reset” is not a conspiracy to replace capitalism
- There is no "Kalergi plan" to replace Europeans with migrants
- “Hollow Earth:” Scientists are sure the Earth is not hollow
Pandemic
- Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does not contain "wireless nanosensors"
- German chemist was not killed after revealing secret about vaccine
- The virus that causes COVID-19 is not a “patented bioweapon”
- False anecdote about Stalin circulates again—adapted for the pandemic
Ruben
- Sadly, the queen did not knight Ruben, the influencer cat from Exeter