Would the Netherlands refuse entry for a Schengen visa issued by the Italian embassy?

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I think what "some people" say is a garbled account of the rules.

When you have a single-entry visa, the trip should be in accordance with your application. If you have a tourist visa for Greece and you show up in Finland, there will be questions.
Even with a single-entry visa, you can make minor changes. If you planned a holiday in Greece with a flight via Paris (i.e. entering the Schengen area in France) and you change the itinerary to a flight via Amsterdam (i.e. entering the Schengen area in the Netherlands) that would be allowed. Note that for either case you would need a Greek visa if the main destination is Greece.
You may not misrepresent your itinerary in the hopes that this makes the visa easier (and usually it doesn't, anyway). When you are changing your itinerary, it is a good idea to avoid the appearance that you lied about it.

When you have a multiple-entry visa, the first trip should be in accordance with your application, just like the first (and only) trip with a single-entry visa.
Subsequent trips on a multiple-entry visa can be to any Schengen state.
On arrival, you should be prepared to explain the itinerary of your trip, have enough money for subsistence in the Schengen area, health insurance, etc.

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