Allegations of unauthorized building access

Italian television journalist Sigfrido Ranucci reported on 3 October 2026 that an unauthorized attempt was made to enter a residential property at his disposal in Rome. The former host of the investigative programme Report published statements detailing that the episode took place on the morning of Friday, 2 October 2026, in the capital's Tufello neighbourhood. According to Ranucci, an online magazine director who works as an envoy for Italian public broadcaster Rai provided false identification to gain access to the building. The individual reportedly persuaded a cleaner to ring doorbells for other residents under false pretences to get past the exterior doors, creating alarm among neighbours.

“Yesterday morning a journalist from an online magazine and correspondent for a Rai programme, which for months has been conducting delegitimisation broadcasts against me, in order to access the apartment at my disposal, allegedly provided false identities and pushed the unaware cleaner to lie and ring other tenants of the building just to get inside.”

Confrontation on the residential landing

The presence of the visitor raised immediate concern among residents when he began questioning the cleaning worker about internal logistics. The individual asked for details regarding the various entry and exit routes of the residential structure, but the worker refused to disclose any access information. Shortly after the initial encounter, another resident discovered two people waiting directly outside the door of Ranucci's apartment on the corridor landing. The pair consisted of a man carrying a backpack and a woman speaking with a Campanian dialect. When confronted by the tenant about their presence on the floor, both individuals claimed they were cleaners assigned to the property, an explanation Ranucci described as a fabricated cover story.

Identification of the journalist and competing accounts

The journalist behind the visit was identified as Moreno Pisto, director of the online publication Mow Mag and an envoy for the Rai 3 programme Filorosso, hosted by Antonino Monteleone. Details of the incident were first reported on 2 October by news website Lettera43 in a report by journalist Carlo Tarallo. Ranucci noted that Pisto describes himself as a supporter of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, arguing that the action was part of an ongoing broadcast campaign against him. Pisto defended his presence at the address, stating that he was on site for legitimate reporting purposes alongside his videographer to locate an individual named Laura Cianfoni.

“It was not an intrusion, I was there to do my job.”

Carabinieri inquiry and administrative context

The Carabinieri launched an active investigation into the incident for the offence of home trespass. Law enforcement officers have interviewed multiple building residents, questioned the cleaning staff, and acquired security camera recordings from throughout the condominium. Investigative attention focuses specifically on how the individuals obtained access past the main building security and their coordinated presence outside the apartment door. The episode unfolded while Ranucci awaits the resolution of his legal appeal for reinstatement at public broadcaster Rai, following critical coverage on programmes hosted by Monteleone on Filorosso and Massimo Giletti on Lo stato delle cose.