Rubén Gisbert, Bertrand Ndongo, TheGrefg or Esperanza Aguirreare some of the known faces who, during this week, have dedicated themselves to spreading hoaxes on the dead, parking lots, supplies, satellites or tunnels flooded by the DANA which devastated the provinces of Valencia, Albacete, Málaga, Cuenca, Castellón and part of Catalonia.
The first of the hoaxes responsible for spreading Ndongo and Gisbert concentrated in the Bonaire parking lotlocated in Aldaia (Valencia). Both claimed in their latest videos that 700 vehicles had collected the same number of tickets at the entrance to the shopping center. They, in turn, declared that there was no way out. However, the shopping center itself assures on its website that parking is freeand the local police of Aldaia confirmed this to Newtral.es. Furthermore, the firefighters who drained the water have not yet found any bodies.
Indeed, Gisbert is a repeat offender. In a video that spread on social networks, we can see how to perform a live show for the television program in which he collaborates, intentionally kneels to give the feeling of having been in one of the most affected areas. When he was discovered, he tried to justify himself: “When I walk into the garage, with mud up to my knees, that connection is recorded. And I can’t appear on the second recording without mud on my knees, if I’m supposed to come from a garage .”
But even the former president of the Community of Madrid has not escaped disinformation. Esperanza Aguirre. On his X account, he published a tweet in which he asked: “Why have the main Air Force bases in Valencia? Were there not helicopters to distribute water and food?“. The answer is that in Spain there are 15 air bases, but none in Valencia. It’s true that there was one, the Manises base, but it closed in 1999, 25 years ago.
Likewise, social networks were used to broadcast a video in which a long line of vehicles the police were confused with the entourage that accompanied the kings, Sánchez and Mazón to Paiporta. Completely false. The vehicle column belongs to the Madrid Municipal Police arrive in Valencia to participate in the rescue operation. In fact, Madrid City Hall confirmed to Newtral.es the veracity of this information.
However, not only the work of the police was called into question, but also that of AEMET. In another video that went viral on social media, an individual claimed that AEMET radar did not work. The Valencian delegation of this organization responded to the author of the video and those who amplified it, and invited them to check all radar images which they published on the social network X at that time.
