Overview
- Parents refuted viral posts that falsely claimed their 11-year-old son was in critical condition or had died.
- Luis Ventura denied the rumors on América TV’s A la Tarde after roughly 48 hours of pressure and said he will seek to identify and sue those responsible.
- Fabiana Liuzzi posted Instagram stories rejecting the claims, demanded public retractions, and accused outlets of violating a minor’s privacy.
- Coverage notes that the posts reused older hospital images of the child, which the family described as especially harmful given his medical history reported as chronic encephalopathy.
- Reports say the claims spread widely on Facebook, prompting figures such as Flavio Mendoza to contact Ventura to verify the information.