{"id":2635,"date":"2026-07-02T11:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/el-universal-apologizes-to-amlo-over-fake-monsivais-interview\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:29:42","slug":"el-universal-apologizes-to-amlo-over-fake-monsivais-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/el-universal-apologizes-to-amlo-over-fake-monsivais-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"El Universal apologizes to AMLO over fake Monsiv\u00e1is interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, July 2, 2026, El Universal issued a public apology to former president Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador (AMLO) following the controversy sparked by a fabricated interview with writer Carlos Monsiv\u00e1is published on June 18.  <\/p>\n<p>The newspaper had initially apologized to Monsiv\u00e1is\u2019s family on June 26 but extended the apology to AMLO in a statement titled \u201cResponsibility\u201d released this Thursday. The media outlet acknowledged that the content shared could not be verified and was created by an external former collaborator, Edmundo C\u00e1zarez. The false interview was promptly removed from all digital platforms.  <\/p>\n<p>El Universal emphasized its 110-year history of independent journalism free from ideological or political bias and reaffirmed its commitment to impartiality and transparency. The statement also announced internal protocol adjustments to prevent similar errors in the future.  <\/p>\n<p>This episode highlights the challenges media face in maintaining trust and accuracy, especially when misinformation can quickly spread online. For readers, it underscores the importance of critical consumption of news and the ongoing need for media accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, July 2, 2026, El Universal issued a public apology to former president Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador (AMLO) following the controversy sparked by a fabricated interview with writer Carlos Monsiv\u00e1is published on June 18. The newspaper had initially apologized to Monsiv\u00e1is\u2019s family on June 26 but extended the apology to AMLO in a statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nacional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635\/revisions\/2636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}