{"id":14396,"date":"2026-04-06T17:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=14396"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:51:42","slug":"false-article-attributed-to-cooperativa-debunked-el-ciudadano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=14396","title":{"rendered":"False Article Attributed to Cooperativa Debunked El Ciudadano"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Original article: Montaje digital contra El Ciudadano: desmienten falsa nota atribuida a Cooperativa<\/a><\/p>\n\n

A misleading image started circulating on social media in recent days, falsely attributing to Radio Cooperativa<\/strong> a headline claiming that El Ciudadano was among the media \u201ctrained by Russia to spread fake news against the right.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the situation was not as it appeared. According to verification by Fast Check<\/a><\/strong>, this was a digital fabrication: the article simply never existed.<\/p>\n

The image gained traction amid the uproar from a report published in Argentina on April 3. Nevertheless, the content shared online was a manipulated piece that mimicked Cooperativa\u2019s graphic style, lacking any backing on their official site or institutional channels.<\/p>\n

Fast Check Debunks False Article Attributed to El Ciudadano by Cooperativa<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the verification carried out by Fast Check<\/strong>, there is no record of Cooperativa publishing an article with the circulated headline.<\/p>\n

The investigation included targeted Google searches focused on the media\u2019s site, alongside inquiries on X and Instagram. In none of those spaces was there evidence that the publication had ever existed. Additionally, a basic yet revealing element emerged: the profiles promoting the image did not share any verifiable links<\/strong>, only the screenshot.<\/p>\n

This pattern was emphasized by the media outlet itself.<\/p>\n

Cooperativa Confirms the Publication Never Existed<\/span><\/h2>\n

The digital media deputy director of Cooperativa, Ra\u00fal Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>, directly denied the disseminated content and confirmed that the article never existed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed, I became aware of that screenshot imitating Cooperativa\u2019s site on Sunday night, but that content has never existed on our site<\/strong>, and that is why the accounts spreading lies<\/strong>\u2014as usual\u2014attach an image and never the link to the supposed article.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this statement, the verification was concluded: the article attributed to Cooperativa was false<\/strong>, and the accusation against El Ciudadano<\/strong> had no real foundation.<\/p>\n

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Pressure Mounts on Accounts That Spread the Fabrication<\/span><\/h2>\n

But the episode doesn\u2019t end with the verification. It also raises a political question regarding the origin and circulation of the fabrication.<\/p>\n

Various accounts that propelled the image have been linked, within the digital ecosystem, to sectors associated with the Republican Party<\/strong> and the Secretary of Communications<\/strong> (SECOM). For this reason, pressure is mounting for both sectors to publicly clarify whether there is any relation to the dissemination of this false content.<\/p>\n

So far, there has been no statement.<\/p>\n

This silence also matters. Because when a fabricated piece is set in motion to strike at a media outlet, it\u2019s not enough that it later disappears among posts and timelines. Someone pushed it, someone circulated it, and someone hoped the lie would cause damage before being debunked<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the fabrication has been dismantled, but that does not diminish its gravity. Because when a publication is falsified to attack a critical media outlet<\/strong>, the intention is not to inform: it is to poison the debate and tarnish those who are uncomfortable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n