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Catania, 14enne allude a stragi a scuola sui social: denunciato. In casa svastiche e casco militare

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  1. Confirmed Un ragazzo di 14 anni di Catania ha alluso su un social network al compimento di stragi e atti di terrorismo, mostrandosi con un casco militare e una bodycam.

    AI Sky TG24 and ANSA report that a 14-year-old in Catania was reported to the authorities for social media posts alluding to massacres and terrorist acts at school, and Il Sole 24 Ore reports police seized a military helmet from him. The results do not mention the bodycam, so that detail could not be checked, but nothing contradicts it.

  2. Confirmed La polizia di Stato di Catania ha denunciato il 14enne come presunto responsabile della diffusione di notizie e informazioni dal contenuto violento ed apologetico.

    AI Result 1 reports that police in Catania denounced a 14-year-old for violent and apologetic messages spread on social media, which matches the core of the claim. Result 2 independently reports a 14-year-old denounced for apologia di stragi online, though it does not name Catania or the Polizia di Stato explicitly in the snippet.

  3. Confirmed Il ragazzino scriveva le sue minacce in alfabeto cirillico.

    AI Multiple results state that the 14-year-old used the Cyrillic alphabet to write posts alluding to school massacres and terrorist acts, which matches the claim that he wrote his threats in Cyrillic. The results do not address the exact wording of the threats, but the core claim is supported.

  4. Confirmed L'indagine è partita da una segnalazione del servizio polizia postale e della Sicurezza Cibernetica di Roma.

    AI Both the Sky TG24 and Il Sole 24 ORE articles state that the investigation into the 14-year-old in Catania began from a report by the Servizio Polizia Postale e della Sicurezza Cibernetica di Roma, with follow-up by the Catania Digos and the Centro operativo di sicurezza cibernetica. The claim matches this core detail.

  5. Confirmed La polizia ha effettuato una perquisizione nella casa del ragazzo a Catania, trovando nella sua stanza abbigliamento con frasi discriminatorie, svastiche, un casco militare, appunti manoscritti e un rudimentale giubbotto antiproiettile.

    AI Multiple results report that police (Digos) searched the 14-year-old's home in Catania and found, in his room, clothing with discriminatory phrases and swastikas, a military helmet, handwritten notes, and a rudimentary bulletproof vest. The results do not give further detail on the search itself, but the core of the claim matches.

  6. Confirmed Sullo smartphone del ragazzo è stato confermato l'account da cui scriveva, insieme a ricerche su internet riguardanti armi e il funzionamento delle pistole.

    AI Several results state that the boy's smartphone contained the account at the centre of the investigation, the one through which he shared the messages, along with internet searches on weapons and how pistols work. The results do not say exactly how the account was confirmed, but the core of the claim is supported.

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  1. Unverified Il materiale trovato, insieme ad altri dispositivi informatici usati dal ragazzino, è stato sequestrato.

    AI Result [2] describes a 14-year-old in Catania denounced for alluding to school massacres on social networks, which may be the same case, but its snippet is truncated and does not mention any seizure of his devices or material. Result [1] concerns an adult man and a seizure of equipment, so it does not address the minor's devices.

  2. Unverified La Procura presso il Tribunale per i Minorenni di Catania ha delegato al personale del C.O.S.C. della Polizia Postale gli accertamenti tecnici sul materiale informatico.

    AI None of the results mention the Tribunale per i Minorenni di Catania delegating technical checks on IT material to the C.O.S.C. Polizia Postale. Result [2] describes a C.O.S.C. Catania operation coordinated by the ordinary Procura della Repubblica, which is a different office, and result [1] concerns the ordinary Procura della Repubblica di Catania, so neither directly confirms or contradicts the core claim.

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