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Pope Francis condemns misinformation as 'first sin of journalism'

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "misinformation" and fake news, which he said are "the first sin of journalism" in an attempt to influence public opinion.

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"Misinformation is the first of the sins, the mistakes - let's say so - of journalism," he said during an audience at the Vatican for the presentation of a journalism prize in the presence of Italian journalists.

"Misinformation is one of the sins of journalism. There are four of them: misinformation, when a journalist does not inform or informs badly; slander (sometimes used); defamation, which is different from slander, but destroys; and the fourth (...), love of scandal," the pope said, quoted in a Vatican statement.

"For example, the manipulations of those who spread fake news out of interest to influence public opinion worry me," he explained, calling for "an explosion of responsibility" in "the dramatic situation that Europe is going through, through the continuation of the war in Ukraine."

A talented communicator, Pope Francis has granted numerous interviews since his election, being much more open and comfortable in this exercise than his predecessor, Benedict XVI.

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