Verification: Infobae did not publish Messi’s remarks regarding the 2023 Argentine elections

Nov 17 (Reuters) – Infobae media did not publish references made by footballer Lionel Messi regarding Sergio Massa and Javier Milei The two candidates will compete in the second round of Argentina’s presidential election on November 19, 2023. The portal news outlet told Reuters they did not air the quote.

“Messi: Massa or Milai? The vote is secret, but it’s time for profound changes in this country,” reads the image, which features a photo of the athlete on Facebook (archived) and Infobae’s name.

Argentina will vote this Sunday between Peronist Economy Minister Massa or liberal Milais. The winner will succeed Alberto Fernández, a centre-left politician also from the Peronist movement.

Pablo Deluca, head of institutional affairs at Infobae, said the remarks related to Messi revealed by the media were wrong. “Infobae did not announce this,” the spokesperson commented by phone.

The phrase does not appear in searches on the Infobae website and its network. Social Moderate.

The format for fabricated content is similar to the format used by media outlets in quoted images, but there are some inconsistencies.

In the recently uploaded example on the official Infobae Facebook page, it can be observed that the orange square they placed has rounded edges instead of rectangular, and the name is placed below the reference instead of above. In another format used, the design is completely different from the content in circulation.

Reuters found no credible reports that Messi had said this to the Argentine candidate. Other fact-checkers reported false claims related to the player and the election.

Messi’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Forged. Infobae media did not publish this Messi’s remarks about the 2023 Argentine elections.

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