Overview
- During La7’s DiMartedì, Naples prosecutor Nicola Gratteri read a quote he attributed to a January 25, 1992 interview with Giovanni Falcone to claim the judge opposed separating magistrates’ careers.
- Fact‑checks found no trace of the cited interview and identified the passage as a recurring falsehood used by opponents of the reform in the No campaign.
- Recorded statements by Falcone, including a 1991 Repubblica interview and 1988 audio, show he supported differentiating the roles and careers of prosecutors and judges.
- A separate claim that Paolo Borsellino denounced career separation on Samarcanda on May 23, 1991 was also debunked, as he did not appear on that episode and there is no public record of him taking that position.
- Pro‑reform figures from the Comitato Sì Separa and Fondazione Einaudi condemned the disinformation, released original Falcone audio, and invited Gratteri to a public debate, while reports detailed how outlets and TV hosts amplified the false attributions.