For a brief moment in time, Benito Mussolini was an Italian hero, ... Here are 13 facts about one of the darkest political figures of the 20th century. 1. MUSSOLINI WAS EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL.

In short, because the in-question photograph indeed showed Mussolini after his attempted assassination in 1926, we rated this claim as "True." However, the image being shared appeared to be ...

‘M. Son Of The Century’ review: Director Joe Wright’s Mussolini series is a sobering warning of how banal evil gets its way — Venice Film Festival.

Able, Rome-wise New York Timesman Herbert L. Matthews spent weeks digging out the facts in the strange and murky death of Mussolini's son-in-law, flashy Count Galeazzo Ciano (TIME, Jan. 17).