Fear-mongering of Colombia's ruling party backfires; senator apologizes
by Adriaan Alsema November 16, 2019
Maria Fernanda Cabal. (Screenshot: YouTube)
A senator of President Ivan Duque‘s far-right party apologized on Friday after confusing Youtubers for “transnational terrorists.”
Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal of the ruling Democratic Center (CD) party published an image that claimed that four Youtubers were “FARC guerrillas wanted by the Bolivian Police.”
Cabal, a notorious extremist, said the image confirmed “transnational terrorism promoted by the Forum of Sao Paulo,” a Latin American organization of leftist groups.
After being ridiculed, the senator removed the image and apologized. According to Cabal, she was sent the image “linked to several real news stories.”
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https://colombiareports.com/fear-mongering-of-colombias-ruling-party-backfires-senator-apologizes/