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Cadena 3 X Account Hacked, Spreading False Health Report on Cristina Kirchner
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Cadena 3 X Account Hacked, Spreading False Health Report on Cristina Kirchner

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Cadena 3, a Cordoba-based media outlet, reported its X (formerly Twitter) account was hacked, and a fake news story about former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's health was published.
  • The false post claimed Kirchner had suffered a stroke and was in delicate condition, accompanied by a red "Urgent" headline and an image.
  • The outlet clarified the post was "completely apocryphal," lacked institutional branding, and did not link to any article on its website, confirming its account security had been restored.

The Argentine media outlet Cadena 3 reported that its X account was hacked, and a fabricated news story concerning the health of former President Cristina Kirchner was disseminated. The hackers posted a false alert claiming Kirchner had suffered a stroke and was in critical condition.

Our account was violated and false information was published about a supposed health problem of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

— Cadena 3Statement from the media outlet confirming its X account was hacked and a fake news story was spread.

The fake news post featured a large red "Urgent" headline stating, "Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would have suffered a stroke." Below this, it added, "According to official sources, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would have suffered a stroke and is in delicate condition. The official medical report is expected in the coming hours." The post included an image of the former president but lacked any link to an article on Cadena 3's website and did not use the outlet's institutional logo or standard typography.

The false report remained on the X account for over an hour, during which time Cadena 3 published no other content. The post garnered over 500 views before being removed. Cadena 3 later issued a statement confirming its account had been compromised and the information published was "completely apocryphal."

It lacks the institutional logo of Cadena 3, uses a typography foreign to our visual identity, and does not link to any article on cadena3.com, a requirement for all our publications.

— Cadena 3Explanation provided by the outlet detailing why the fake news post was not legitimate.

"Our account was violated and false information was published about a supposed health problem of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner," the outlet stated. They emphasized that the post lacked institutional branding and did not link to their website, which is a standard requirement for all their publications. Security for the account has since been restored. The former president has not reported serious health issues recently; her last hospitalization was in December of the previous year for acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis.

The publication is completely apocryphal.

— Cadena 3Statement from the media outlet denouncing the fake news about Cristina Kirchner's health.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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