Sara Guglielmetti Giorgia Meloni denies what "Il Fatto Quotidiano " reported , namely that there's a toilet paper shortage at Palazzo Chigi. The prime minister also invited everyone to go and verify for themselves. But here are the details of what happened.
Il Fatto Quotidiano: "Palazzo Chigi lacks toilet paper."
Today's lead article, October 22, 2026, in "Il Fatto Quotidiano" reads: " In the South, there is a shortage of everything, in Chigi, toilet paper ." Inside, on page 3 to be precise, the day's article unfolds in almost 4 characters, signed by Giacomo Salvini, a journalist who covers Palazzo Chigi and an award-winning professional, and Paola Zanca, now editor-in-chief at the central editorial office.
But here's what the article reads: "The situation was becoming dangerous at Palazzo Chigi yesterday afternoon, when the alarm went off: hand towels and even toilet paper were running low. The blockade caused by the truckers' protest has also caused difficulties for the company that has the Prime Minister's contract to supply toilets: deliveries aren't arriving, so word of mouth spread throughout the government headquarters yesterday about the unequipped toilets: 'Bring your own.'"
Giorgia Meloni's response came immediately.
Giorgia Meloni strongly denies Il Fatto Quotidiano: "It's not true that there's a toilet paper shortage at Palazzo Chigi."
At 08:14 this morning, Giorgia Meloni immediately denied the article in “Il Fatto Quotidiano” that there was a shortage of toilet paper at Palazzo Chigi.
A press release from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Italian Government in Rome states: "The news that Palazzo Chigi is running out of toilet paper due to the truck blockade is absolutely false, baseless, and ridiculous. Palazzo Chigi's warehouses are regularly stocked and have ample supplies that will last months." It then continues: "This news, written by Giacomo Salvini and Paola Zanca, is even the headline in today's Fatto Quotidiano: 'In the South, there's a shortage of everything. Toilet paper at Chigi'. This is yet another example of artfully disseminated misinformation . It should be noted, as further proof of the complete lack of verification, that no journalist from Il Fatto Quotidiano deemed it necessary to call the Palazzo Chigi press office to verify the story before publishing it. No call was even made to Romeo Gestioni, the company responsible for supplies for institutional offices, which could have immediately denied it. We therefore invite the authors of this masterpiece of misinformation to come to Palazzo Chigi this morning: they will be able to personally inspect the stocks in the warehouses and perhaps discover just how ridiculous the alarm they raised is."