English Translation and Summary
By Pedro Salvador Guerrero
1. Context & Introduction
“El Detector de Mentiras” (The Lie Detector) is a Wednesday segment from the daily presidential press conference (“Mañanera”) in Mexico, produced by “Infodemia” designed to address misinformation in the national and international media coverage of Mexico. This translation provides an English version of the segment from April 2, 2025, ensuring accessibility for English-speaking audiences interested in Mexican political discourse and media narratives.
2. General Data
3. Summary:
Today’s segment addresses misinformation spread by media outlets, commentators, and opposition politicians regarding tariffs imposed by the United States, internal security issues, and presidential actions regarding its judiciary branch. The government refutes these claims as false narratives intended to discredit its efforts.
4. Main Points:
5. Transcript:
Buenos Días a todas y todos.
¿Que buscan los políticos de oposición, los comentaristas y hasta los medios de información, que, ante la imposición unilateral de aranceles por parte de estados unidos a todo el mundo, lanzan mentiras para desacreditar el esfuerzo del país frente los aranceles? Inventan sumisiones de la presidenta y difunden escenarios apocalípticos.
Por otro lado, el detector de mentiras encontró que siguen promoviéndose noticias falsas sobre el poder judicial. Veamos el video:
Medios de comunicación, comentaristas y políticos de oposición ya culpan a la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum de la posible imposición de aranceles, aunque se trate de una medida unilateral del gobierno de Estados Unidos, contraria a las disposiciones del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre ambos países.
En su columna del 31 de marzo, Héctor de Mauleón se refiere a la frase una intolerable alianza que la Casa Blanca utilizó el 1 de febrero para referirse a la supuesta protección que el Gobierno de México ofrece al crimen organizado. Sin embargo, Héctor de Mauleón ignoró que el único sustento que ofreció la Casa Blanca a la intolerable alianza entre el Gobierno de México y el crimen organizado fue la condena de 38 años por narcotráfico de Genaro García Luna, secretario de Seguridad durante la administración de Felipe Calderón y no de la actual administración. Desde entonces, el presidente de Estados Unidos y múltiples funcionarios de ese país, como Marco Rubio, secretario de Estado, Howard Ludnick, secretario de Comercio y Robert Johnson, propuesto como embajador de Estados Unidos en México, han destacado el trabajo del gobierno de México en materia de seguridad y migración.
2. La estrategia de “apaciguamiento” de Claudia Sheinbaum no funcionó. ¡Mentira!
En distintos espacios de opinión se utilizó el término apaciguamiento para calificar la estrategia del gobierno de México para negociar con Estados Unidos, que según sus autores, terminaría con la imposición de aranceles por parte de Estados Unidos y sin resolver los problemas de seguridad en nuestro país. La imposición de aranceles del 2 de abril es decisión del gobierno de Estados Unidos y aplica para todos los países del mundo, y nadie ha logrado frenarla ni apaciguarla.
3. El gobierno perdió el mando de la narrativa del caso Teuchitlán. ¡Mentira!
El 31 de marzo, Héctor Aguilar Camín publicó la columna Teuchitlán Digital, en la que concluye que el gobierno parece haber perdido aquí el mando de la narrativa a partir de una escucha digital, con datos imprecisos, pues del universo de usuarios que su escucha digital analiza no considera que se han utilizado cuentas bots para inflar la conversación de manera inorgánica, tal como se hizo en enero de 2024 y durante la campaña presidencial e incluso se utilizaron las mismas cuentas.
4. La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum ordenó la captura de jueces corruptos de la Suprema Corte. ¡Mentira!
La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum no tiene atribuciones para girar órdenes de aprehensión en contra de jueces, magistrados o ministros. Solo el Poder Judicial tiene las facultades legales para ordenar una detención. Además, para juzgar a un ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, primero debe someterse a un juicio político, como lo establecen los artículos 110 y 111 de la Constitución.
5. La UIF investigó al secretario de Hacienda y Crédito Público, Edgar Amador. ¡Mentira!
La Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera aclaró el 29 de marzo que no existe ninguna investigación ni presunción contra el secretario de Hacienda, Edgar Amador.
6. English Translation:
Good morning, everyone.
What are opposition politicians, commentators, and even the media seeking when, in the face of the United States’ unilateral imposition of tariffs worldwide, they spread lies to discredit the country’s efforts to combat the tariffs? They falsely claim the president’s submissions and spread apocalyptic scenarios.
On the other hand, the Lie Detector revealed that misinformation about the judiciary continues to be disseminated. Let’s watch the video:
Media outlets, commentators, and opposition politicians are already blaming President Claudia Sheinbaum for the possible imposition of tariffs, even though it is a unilateral measure by the United States government, contrary to the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.
1. There is an “intolerable alliance” between the Mexican government and organized crime. Lie!
In his March 31 column, Héctor de Mauleón[1] refers to the phrase “an intolerable alliance” that the White House used on February 1 to refer to the supposed protection that the Mexican government offers to organized crime. However, Héctor de Mauleón ignored the fact that the only support the White House offered for the “intolerable alliance” between the Mexican government and organized crime was the 38-year sentence for drug trafficking of Genaro García Luna, Secretary of Security during Felipe Calderón’s administration and not during the current administration. Since then, the President of the United States and multiple US officials, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce Howard Ludnick, and Robert Johnson, proposed as US ambassador to Mexico, have highlighted the Mexican government’s work on security and migration issues.
2. Claudia Sheinbaum’s “appeasement” strategy didn’t work. Lie!
In various opinion forums, the term “appeasement” was used to describe the Mexican government’s strategy for negotiating with the United States, which, according to its authors, would end with the imposition of tariffs by the United States without resolving our country’s security problems. The imposition of tariffs on April 2 was a decision of the United States government and applies to all countries in the world, and no one has managed to stop or “appease” it.
3. The government lost control of the narrative regarding the Teuchitlán case[2]. Lie!
On March 31, Héctor Aguilar Camín[3] published the column “Teuchitlán Digital,” in which he concludes that the government appears to have lost control of the narrative based on a digital listening survey, with inaccurate data. He does not consider that bot accounts have been used to inorganically inflate the conversation, as was done in January 2024 and during the presidential campaign, and that the same accounts were even used.
4. President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered the arrest of corrupt Supreme Court judges. Lie!
President Claudia Sheinbaum does not have the authority to issue arrest warrants against judges, magistrates, or ministers. Only the Judiciary has the legal authority to order an arrest. Furthermore, to try a justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, they must first undergo an impeachment trial, as established in Articles 110 and 111 of the Constitution. 5. The UIF[4] investigated the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Edgar Amador. Lie!
The Financial Intelligence Unit clarified on March 29 that there is no investigation or presumption against the Secretary of Finance, Edgar Amador.
[1] Conservative author and political commentator in Mexican legacy media.
[2]. The discovery of a cartel training site has led to local and federal investigations and reforms in policies aimed at searching for disappearances.
[3] Mexican writer, journalist, and historian, director of Nexos magazine, who since the leftist government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in 2018 in Mexico, called for a citizen alliance against López Obrador. See: https://www.sdpnoticias.com/nacional/desplegado-alianza-contra-amlo-democracia-krauze-periodico-reforma.html
[4] Unidad de Investigación Financiera, Financial Investigation Unit in the Mexican Ministry of Finance.
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