It's fake shit.
And what about the reluctance to enter the war? Mussolini and no reason at all to enter the war, he just chipped in becuase he thought it was an easy way to gain something, believing/expeting Germany to win the war alone.
Friggin idiot.
No to mention he probably CAUSED Germany to loose the war, because when Italy entered in war and FAILED Greece invasion, Germany had to move important divisions from eastern front to help out, same goes when Italy went into total shit and signed the "armistice" with the Allies and Germany had to move further divisions to occupy Italy and defend south europe from the Allies hordes.