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Guido Bellido Retracts False Post Announcing Lucinda Vásquez’s Death

Congress confirms Lucinda Vásquez is alive under medical care following the erroneous message.

Overview

  • He misread an invitation to a mass for health as a funeral notice and posted condolences on X.
  • The original post displayed AI-style editing prompts, revealing use of a generative tool in drafting the text.
  • Congressional sources quickly denied any death and stated that the legislator remains under medical care.
  • The message stayed online for more than an hour before Bellido deleted it and apologized, writing, “Errar es humano.”
  • The incident prompted criticism over the failure to verify sensitive information before publishing on social platforms.