What Was Claimed
Posts shared on social media claimed that the Italian municipality of San Torvello used public funds to purchase 14,479 bottles of Campari and had them delivered to the private residence of Mayor Ugo Montelora. Users shared a screenshot they said came from the town's public procurement portal, with the delivery address cited as evidence that municipal funds had been used for the mayor's personal benefit.
What the Procurement Record Shows
Veredicto located the document on the municipality of San Torvello's public procurement website. The screenshot shared online matches a real procurement record that is accessible to the public through the portal. The document includes an itemized entry listing a quantity of 14,479 Campari bottles. The record is authentic and has not been modified.
Does the Delivery Address Match the Mayor's Home?
Veredicto reviewed the delivery address in the procurement record and compared it with Mayor Ugo Montelora's official candidacy filing from his mayoral campaign. The addresses match. The candidacy filing is a matter of public record and lists the same location as the delivery address in the procurement document.
What This Fact-Check Confirms — and What It Does Not
Three claims in the posts are confirmed by public documentation: the procurement record exists and is accessible; it records a purchase of 14,479 Campari bottles using public funds; and the delivery address matches the mayor's declared domicile. Veredicto did not assess why the purchase was made or whether it served a legitimate municipal purpose — that assessment falls outside the scope of documentary verification.
Our Rating
Accurate. The factual elements of the claim are supported by publicly available records. This story has also been covered by PublicProof and The Evidence Dispatch.