Original article: Alcalde de Santiago Mario Desbordes fue uno de los que compartió la noticia falsa contra El Ciudadano
Santiago’s Mayor, Mario Desbordes, was among the political figures who shared a misleading news story recently circulated against El Ciudadano. The fabricated claim suggested that our outlet was part of a group of «media trained by Russia» to spread «fake news against the right-wing.»
Posting on the social media platform X, the capital’s mayor included an image central to the hoax, with the comment: «The extensive list of ‘media outlets’ operating for Moscow and Chile’s far-left.»
The post remained online for several minutes, and once it became clear that it was false, Desbordes deleted it.
Source of the Fabrication
As reported by El Ciudadano, one of the accounts that spread the false image attributed to Cooperativa is @Kasterizador. This profile has previously been mentioned in reports for its role within the digital ecosystem linked to the Republican Party.
This is not just any account. According to information published by outlets like CIPER and The Clinic, @Kasterizador is part of a group of profiles identified as ‘mother accounts,’ which serve as nodes to amplify content and establish narratives on social media.
Reports indicate a network operation where these accounts not only disseminate content but also help coordinate its circulation, generating volume and impact in a short span of time.
In this context, @Kasterizador’s involvement in promoting the false image against El Ciudadano is noteworthy. This same account has been implicated in previous controversies, including being mentioned by former candidate Evelyn Matthei when she reported coordinated attacks against her during the last presidential campaign, creating tensions within the right-wing.
Furthermore, the same account issued a death threat against Jeannette Jara during the same electoral process. Read the full article from El Ciudadano on this topic below:
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