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This case exposes how major media outlets become tools during elections. Understanding this mechanism is vital to distinguish information from deliberate political warfare.
Colombia's Defense Ministry debunks RCN audios targeting Iván Cepeda
Colombia's Defense Ministry officially confirmed audios RCN broadcast, which attributed calls for Iván Cepeda's vote to dissident 'Rogelio Benavides,' are fake. An investigation found the voice belongs to Jefferson Antonio Ordóñez, an extortionist jailed in Ibagué. Ordóñez impersonated the leader to pressure Huila communities.
This exposé reveals a media setup designed to harm the progressive candidate's campaign by linking him to armed groups. The operation highlights how major media outlets align with a manipulation strategy. They fabricate a terror narrative to directly influence election results.
"The Defense Ministry revealed audios from alleged dissident 'Rogelio Benavides,' endorsing candidate Iván Cepeda, are fake. They belong to an extortionist."
Leaked audios link Milei to disinformation network funding against progressive governments
"Honduras Gate," a case based on leaked audios from former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, details the creation of a U.S.-based "digital journalism cell." Its goal: destabilize Colombian and Mexican governments. Recordings suggest Argentine President Javier Milei donated $350,000 to launch this dirty propaganda machine.
This operation forms part of "Project Jupiter," a broader psychological warfare strategy. Its sophisticated, dangerous goal isn't debate, but active public opinion manipulation. It uses deepfakes, bot networks, and mass disinformation, revealing a transnational far-right effort to interfere with Latin American sovereignty.
"We will set up an information cell here, Mr. President, from the United States, so they can't trace us in Honduras. It will be like a Latin American news site."
Celagdata polls: Petro approval over 50%, Iván Cepeda leads presidential vote
Celagdata poll data shows Colombian President Gustavo Petro's administration enjoys over 50% approval, with a 53% positive economic rating. In the presidential race, Pacto Histórico candidate Iván Cepeda leads first-round voting intentions at 41%. He also holds a 48.9% positive image among Colombians.
Despite coordinated media campaigns against them, these figures suggest the Pacto Histórico project maintains strong popular support. While Cepeda may not secure a first-round victory, data indicates a significant advantage in a potential second round, challenging opposition narratives of decline.
"48.9% of Colombians, according to Celagdata, view lawyer Iván Cepeda positively. He offers continuity for the political project currently led by Petro."
Colombian Media Accused of Disinformation Complicity
Colombia's political war has entered a dangerous new phase, revealing direct cooperation between traditional oligarchic media and transnational disinformation networks. RCN network, for instance, broadcast falsified audio of an alleged armed leader, alias Rogelio, demanding votes for candidate Iván Cepeda. This classic tactic links the left with violence.
This alliance escalates campaign tactics. Establishment media now amplify smear campaigns orchestrated by figures like Fernando Cerimedo. An election's integrity and the public sphere are at stake.
"Hopefully comrade Cepeda wins, or that pig, because then we will squeeze him for another four years."
'Project Jupiter' Reveals Psychological Warfare to Coerce Colombian Workers
'Project Jupiter,' led by Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde, ex-Foreign Minister under Álvaro Uribe, is exposed. This psychological warfare manual for Colombian elections forces private employees into 'democratic workshops' during work. They instill fear, coercing votes against the left under job insecurity threats.
The operation links directly to the 'Honduras Gate' disinformation network, involving operatives like Luis David Duque and Fernando Cerimedo. This sophisticated, dangerous tactic moves beyond digital manipulation, using economic power for direct workplace political coercion.
"The goal: force workers to vote against the left-wing government, subtly threatening their jobs."
Historic Pact Gains Overseas Votes, Strong Support in Europe
Colombia's diaspora is now a critical electoral force. Spain leads as the progressive left's main overseas stronghold. Previously, the Historic Pact won decisively in London (79%) and Madrid (72%). Spain's electoral roll doubled, now at 255,821 registered voters.
This shift transforms the diaspora from marginal to strategic in national elections. Europe's growing, active Colombian community significantly counterbalances conservative voter blocs, like those in the U.S.
Milei, Bolsonaro Strategist Fernando Cerimedo Admits Using AI, Troll Farms in Campaigns
Fernando Cerimedo, digital strategist for Jair Bolsonaro and Javier Milei, openly admitted using artificial intelligence and troll farms as political tools. He told Perfil he deployed these tactics in 2018 to reverse negative perceptions of Bolsonaro's homophobic comments, using thousands of automated messages.
Indicted in Brazil for his role in the coup attempt, Cerimedo's confession exposes a continental digital manipulation machine. The aim is not persuasion, but manufacturing artificial consensus, showing digital dirty war is a central, normalized component of the new Latin American far-right's strategy.
"We start from the premise that if you don't do it, someone else will. [...] In my office in Puerto Madero, there's artificial intelligence and troll farms."
Major Colombian Media Coordinate Campaign Linking Iván Cepeda to FARC, Drug Trafficking
As the Colombian campaign enters its final stretch, a coordinated media operation seeks to prevent Iván Cepeda's victory. Powerful national outlets, including RCN, Caracol, and Revista Semana, systematically spread narratives linking the progressive candidate to FARC, drug trafficking, and the threat of Colombia becoming a 'new Venezuela.'
This strategy reveals the alignment of oligarchic media interests with the far-right's political objectives. Despite Colombia's good economic performance under Gustavo Petro's government, the campaign centers on classic fear tropes, demonstrating a deliberate choice to ignore factual data in favor of ideological warfare.
"Álvaro Uribe attacks Iván Cepeda, calling him the perfect FARC comrade."
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- Se presenta el candidato Iván Cepeda para las elecciones presidenciales del 31… (0:00)
- El "Proyecto Júpiter", una intervención mediática y digital explícita con… (0:14)
- Manu Levín destaca que se revelará la existencia de una red internacional de… (4:07)
- Eduardo García anuncia que se discutirán los nombres propios del ecosistema… (4:35)
- Se informa sobre una campaña transnacional de desestabilización política y… (5:18)
- Se destaca la importancia de la comunidad colombiana en España como la mayor… (10:21)
- La diáspora colombiana en España es un pilar fundamental para la economía, con… (12:54)
- La Corte Suprema de Colombia ha cerrado el camino a la reforma agraria, lo que… (16:00)
- Cómo la desinformación organizada y financiada por una internacional de… (18:04)
- En el contexto de la revelación del "Proyecto Júpiter", RCN difunde audios en… (23:46)
- Se debate en televisión cómo los audios sobre alias Rogelio Benavides, quien… (25:56)
- La investigación indica que Javier Milei financia un equipo de periodismo… (31:32)
- Se presenta a Carlos Ardila Lule, uno de los empresarios más poderosos de… (32:02)
- Carlos Ardila Lule expandió sus negocios desde la industria de bebidas gaseosas… (33:48)
- A la familia Gilinski, otro de los grandes grupos de poder financiero y… (36:33)
- La revista Semana, bajo la propiedad de los Gilinski, ha sido clave en la… (39:38)
- El gobierno actual de Colombia ha logrado avances significativos en la reforma… (42:02)
- Diana Carolina Alfonso explica el contexto de violencia recurrente en la… (42:51)
- Se destaca la presencia de delegados de la Unión Europea que han sido… (45:34)
- El embajador de Colombia en España, Eduardo Ávila, informa que más de 262,000… (47:17)
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