L'intenzione è chiarire la questione con fatti e dati.

Because la becomes l' before a word starting with a vowel.

• la intenzione is grammatically possible in theory, but in normal Italian it is contracted to l'intenzione
• This is called elision
• You will see it often with singular articles:
  • l'amico
  • l'idea
  • l'ora

So l'intenzione simply means the intention.

The accent distinguishes è meaning is from e meaning and.

• è = third person singular of essere = is
• e = and

So in this sentence:

• L'intenzione è... = The intention is...

Without the accent, it would be a different word.

Because here chiarire is an infinitive, and Italian often uses an infinitive after essere to explain a purpose, plan, or aim.

So:

• L'intenzione è chiarire la questione... = The intention is to clarify the issue...

This works much like English is to clarify.

The structure is:

• subject noun
  • è
    • infinitive

Examples:

• Il problema è capire cosa fare = The problem is understanding what to do
• L'obiettivo è migliorare = The goal is to improve

Yes. L'intenzione è di chiarire la questione is also correct and very natural.

Both patterns exist:

• L'intenzione è chiarire...
• L'intenzione è di chiarire...

The version with di can sound a little more explicitly connected to the noun intenzione, while the version without di is also standard and direct.

So as a learner, it is useful to recognize both.

Here chiarire means to clarify, to make clear, or to clear up.

In this sentence, it means making the matter more understandable by using evidence.

Common uses:

• chiarire una situazione = to clarify a situation
• chiarire un dubbio = to clear up a doubt
• chiarire la questione = to clarify the issue

So it is not just explain, but more specifically make something clearer.

La questione is the direct object of chiarire.

• chiarire = to clarify
• la questione = the issue / the matter / the question

So literally:

• clarify what?
• the issue

The article la is used because it refers to a specific issue, not just any issue in general.

These words can overlap, but they are not the same.

• questione = issue, matter, question under discussion
• domanda = question that someone asks
• problema = problem

In this sentence, questione is best because it suggests a matter that needs to be clarified or settled.

So:

• la questione = the issue / the matter
• not necessarily a spoken question
• not necessarily a problem, although it can involve one

Because Italian often leaves out articles when talking about things in a general way, especially after con.

So:

• con fatti e dati = with facts and data

This means facts and data in general, as the means used to clarify the issue.

If you said:

• con i fatti e i dati

that would sound more like specific facts and specific data already known in the context.

So the version without articles is the most natural here.

Here con means with, but more specifically by means of or using.

So:

• chiarire la questione con fatti e dati = clarify the issue using facts and data

It tells you the method or basis for the clarification.

Because the sentence refers to evidence in a general, collective sense.

• fatti = facts
• dati = data

Italian often uses the plural when talking about pieces of evidence or information of this type.

A learner should also notice:

• fatto can mean fact
• dato can mean datum/data point, but in normal usage dati is very common for data

So fatti e dati is a natural pairing meaning something like facts and data/evidence.

The structure is:

• L'intenzione = the subject
• è = the verb
• chiarire la questione = infinitive phrase explaining what the intention is
• con fatti e dati = prepositional phrase explaining how

So the full pattern is:

• Subject + essere + infinitive phrase + prepositional phrase

That is why the sentence feels very compact and formal.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or neutral-formal.

Words like:

• intenzione
• chiarire
• questione
• fatti e dati

make it sound like something you might hear in journalism, public speaking, politics, or official discussion.

A more casual version might use different wording, but this sentence is perfectly natural standard Italian.

The given word order is the most straightforward and natural:

• L'intenzione è chiarire la questione con fatti e dati

Italian can change word order for emphasis, but this standard order is best for learners.

For example, moving con fatti e dati to the front is possible in some contexts, but it changes the emphasis:

• Con fatti e dati, l'intenzione è chiarire la questione

That sounds more marked and less neutral. So the original order is the safest one to use.