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- The words were spread through a so-called Infobae plaque, but the outlet did not publish any articles containing these statements, nor did the image appear on its social networks.
- Furthermore, there is no record of the Argentinian footballer ever making this statement, and the footballer’s communications director Marcelo Mendes has denied it.
- In the context of the election, various misinformation is circulating that links the Argentinian player to the false claims he cited and which have been previously confirmed by the outlet.
A plaque purportedly from Infobae media is circulating on social networks, which quotes footballer Lionel Messi: “I will not vote for a character that we will never see”, referring to President election Argentina. However, This is wrong.
The publication was shared more than 35,000 times on Facebook, received more than 3000 “likes” on Instagram and Tik Tok, and was retweeted more than 1000 times on X.
A Google search Matches will not be returned for any records containing the exact same or similar statement expressed by the player.
There is no article with the so-called citation published on Infobae, nor on their website official social network As demonstrated, fake patches spread quickly Checked.
In response to this media inquiry, Infobae confirmed the content It was not produced by them. Furthermore, Marcelo Méndez, communications director of footballers, assures checked “Leo never said that.”
Other misinformation linking Messi to Millay
Previously, the outlet confirmed different misinformation related to Messi’s demonstrations in support of the presidential candidate Javier Mire (Liberal Progress).
After the October 22 elections, stories of Messi sporting the image of a lion went viral, allegedly to support the La Libertad Avanza candidate. this is fake.
In 2023, days before the primary, open, simultaneous and compulsory (PASO) elections, another piece of misinformation circulated, in which Messi said, according to a different video, that “you must vote for Millay”. However, this Audio is manipulated.
In June 2022, a statement purportedly attributed to the player circulated, stating: “Kun introduced me to liberalism. I will be voting for Milley next year.” But this is also false and denied this comment.
Finally, a photo of the player circulated, showing him posing with the presidential candidate’s book from the Free Press. This image has been modified Because he does have a guestbook in his hand.
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