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Il fatto che queste dicerie circolino ancora è sorprendente.

Il fatto che queste dicerie circolino ancora è sorprendente.
The fact that these rumors are still circulating is surprising.
From Lesson 367:Fact vs. opinion clauses (il fatto che)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il fatto che queste dicerie circolino ancora è sorprendente.

Why do we use the subjunctive circolino instead of the indicative circolano after Il fatto che?
In this sentence, the main clause (è sorprendente) expresses a subjective evaluation or emotional reaction. When il fatto che introduces a fact that you are judging or reacting to, it requires the subjunctive. If you were just stating an objective consequence, you would use the indicative.
What is the singular form of dicerie, and why does the plural end in -ie?
The singular is diceria (rumor or hearsay). While many nouns ending in unstressed -ia drop the i in the plural, diceria has a stressed i (di-ce-rì-a). Because the stress falls on that vowel, it keeps the i in the plural to become dicerie.
Could I put è sorprendente at the beginning of the sentence instead?
Yes, you could say È sorprendente il fatto che queste dicerie circolino ancora. Both structures are completely natural in Italian. Putting Il fatto che at the beginning just places slightly more emphasis on the rumors themselves before giving your reaction.
How is the subjunctive form circolino built from the verb circolare?
For regular -are verbs, the present subjunctive uses the ending -i for the singular forms and -ino for the third-person plural. Since the subject is queste dicerie (they), we drop the -are from circolare and add -ino to get circolino.

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