![The following is an excerpt from today’s “Detector de Mentiras”[1] in the “Mañanera”, the daily press conference held by the President of Mexico. Photo: Goverment of Mexico / MxPA](https://mexicanpressagency.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/detector-de-mentiras-17-25.webp)
English Translation
By Pedro Salvador Guerrero
The following is an excerpt from today’s “Detector de Mentiras”[1] in the “Mañanera”, the daily press conference held by the President of Mexico, during which government officials present information on national issues and respond to media narratives. This week’s segment focuses on AI generated misinformation, scams to steal personal data, distortions of the tax refunds, and lies about the combat against fentanyl traffic.
Transcript translation:
Artificial intelligence-created videos about the Mexican president and government are circulating on YouTube, promoting lies. On this platform, we have located channels dedicated exclusively to spreading fake videos about various public figures in Mexico and the United States. These channels also monetize their content, despite the fact that the platform’s own rules prohibit such acts. The same is happening on platforms like X and TikTok. What happens with these platforms that don’t take down content that violate their own rules and even promote hate speech and criminalize migrants? Let’s watch today’s video.
Disinformation claiming that the SAT has no money, that the fight against fentanyl trafficking has stopped, and a supposed car dealership are some of the fake news that the lie detector detected this week.
1. President Claudia Sheinbaum is offering the “Bono Mujer” program of 2,500 pesos for women ages 18 to 63. False!
The Mexican government denied on its social media accounts that President Claudia Sheinbaum offers a support program called the “Bono Mujer” or “Bono Violeta” and called on social media users to protect their personal data and not share it on forms for supposed social programs.
2. President Claudia Sheinbaum owns a car dealership. False!
The YouTube channel “El Viaje Encantado” produces videos using artificial intelligence with supposed stories about famous figures such as Elon Musk, former boxer Mike Tyson, and President Claudia Sheinbaum. Furthermore, the Mexican president’s latest asset declaration confirms that she does not own a car dealership. Other false stories this YouTube channel has shared about President Claudia Sheinbaum include the fake news about a 42 million peso fine allegedly imposed by the electoral tribunal on the president for violating the principle of fairness during the inter-campaign period.
3. The SAT doesn’t have the money to comply with tax refunds to taxpayers. “The SAT doesn’t forgive a single peso. But when it comes to returning what you owe on your annual return, they’re all obstacles and—how awful!—so many excuses. I ask you: have they already returned your credit balance? Did they return it in full, or are you still waiting like many other people?” False!
As of April 21, the SAT [Tax Administration System] had received 7,353,000 tax returns from individuals, of which 5,513,000 requested a credit balance. As of the same date, the SAT had reviewed 2.8 million of these returns and issued refunds totaling 15.106 billion pesos. The average refund process takes 8 business days, a shorter period than the 40 business days established by the Federal Tax Code after the request.
4. Former President López Obrador stopped combating illegal fentanyl trafficking. False!
The National Public Security Strategy implemented during the six-year term of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, from December 1, 2018, to June 30, 2024, resulted in the seizure of 5,515.6 kg and 33,907,548 fentanyl pills. As part of this strategy, the largest seizure of this drug during former President López Obrador’s six-year term was recorded in July 2022, with 542 kilograms in the Las Palmas neighborhood of Culiacán, Sinaloa. Additionally, during his administration, several major fentanyl producers were arrested, including Ovidio ‘N’ a.k.a ‘el Ratón’, Armando ‘B’ a.k.a ‘el Ingeniero’, Néstor ‘N’ a.k.a ‘el Nini’, among others.
[1] “El Detector de Mentiras” (The Lie Detector) is a Wednesday segment from the daily presidential press conference in Mexico, produced by “Infodemia,” and presented by Miguel Ángel Elorza-Vásquez. It is designed to address misinformation in national and international media coverage of Mexico. This translation provides an English version of the segment from April 23, 2025, ensuring accessibility for English-speaking or reading audiences interested in Mexican political discourse and media narratives.
Mexican Press Agency is part of ALMA, which is dedicated to news and information about Mexico and Mexicans in the United States and is a fiscally sponsored project of Social Focus, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Redwood City, California.
