Claim: Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said in an interview with a French magazine that until recently "hundreds of thousands of immigrants were being delivered to our coast by NGOs." However, Italian coastguards estimate that an average of 30,000 people have disembarked from NGO boats every year since August 2014.
Fact-check: No, NGOs did not land 'hundreds of thousands of immigrants' in Italy
Verdict: no, ngos did not land 'hundreds of thousands of immigrants' in italy
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Fanny Carrier
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09