Thursday, August 21, 2025 8:23 am

‘El Detector de Mentiras’ – Mañanera, Week 14/2025

Miguel Ángel Elorza-Vásquez speaker of "El Detector de Mentiras" a Wednesday segment from the daily presidential press conference (“Mañanera”) in Mexico, produced by “Infodemia”. Photo: Goverment of Mexico

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 […]

Claudia Sheinbaum is the most popular… what can she do with that?

Claudia Sheinbaum es la Presidenta más popular del mundo, de acuerdo a la respuesta que dio la Inteligencia Artificial de X "Grok" al presidente de El Salvador Nayyib Bukele. Photo: Magdalena Montiel Velázquez / Cuartoscuro / MxPA

When Nayyib Bukele asked Grok, X’s artificial intelligence tool, who is the most popular president in all the world, it’s answer turned the El Salvadorian President into the disappointed witch whose magic mirror tells her, “No, you are not the fairest in all the land.” It turns out, in 2025, Bukele’s Snow White is none […]

Cloud Juice: Mexicans fight climate change with water harvesting

The Cloud Juice program uses rainwater, transforming it into purified, drinkable water for UNAM students. However, it's not as simple as it sounds, as the harvested water is contaminated in Mexico City. Photo: UNAM Gazette

“Thousands of people have survived without love, none without water,” essayist and Pulitzer Prize winner W. H. Auden once said. The poet’s phrase gains even more traction as the scarcity of this vital liquid becomes increasingly evident. Concerned about this, students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have taken action with their Cloud […]

Mexico, the cradle of the entertainment industry

With a wide range of concerts by national and international artists, Mexico has become the cradle of the entertainment industry. Photo: Courtesy of Ocesa / Cuartoscuro / MxPA

From Paul McCartney to Iron Maiden, Guns n’ Roses, Pink Floyd, and U2, it has been made clear that Mexico is a key destination for world tours. In addition to lucrative monetary gains, it represents a “must” for their tour of Latin America and an indispensable connection with its Latino audience, which has made the […]

Carla Herrera and her work empowering people with visual impairments

Mexico’s Carla Herrera is the first person with visual impairments to graduate with a master's degree from Harvard. Photo: Facebook CEIAC

By Irma Gallo | Mexican Press Agency Mexico’s Carla Herrera is the first person with visual impairments to graduate with a master’s degree from Harvard. For this lawyer from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, earning this degree from an Ivy League university would allow her access to spaces that were not […]

Japan unites for the labor integration of refugees in Mexico

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Japanese embassy in Mexico presented a project to promote the socioeconomic integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Mexico. Photo: UNHCR

With the aim of strengthening inclusive communities, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Japanese embassy in Mexico presented a project to promote the socioeconomic integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Mexico through access to formal employment. The project has USD 3.5 million in funding from the Japanese government and will be carried out […]

Mexico invites you to celebrate National Taco Day, the emblematic national dish

Taco Day, a celebration that allows us to enhance the cultural value of this emblematic dish of Mexican cuisine. Photo: Mario Jasso / Cuartoscuro / MxPA

Steak, suadero (beef tripe), carnitas (pork), tripa, shrimp, barbecue, fish or the traditional taco placero (a taco filled with pork rinds, cheese and avocado), among many others, are ideal to accompany this Taco Day, a celebration that allows us to enhance the cultural value of this emblematic dish of Mexican cuisine. The Ministry of Tourism […]