The viral love triangle rumour about Spain's Queen and Sánchez that won't die
The fake love triangle rumour involving Spain's Queen Letizia and Pedro Sánchez, dubbed #Pedrizia, lives on on social media. Why won't it die?
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#Pedrizia: the viral love triangle rumour about the Queen and Sánchez that won't die
On 20 January 2020, El Español published "Un amor real", an article about an alleged love triangle between Felipe VI, Letizia and Pedro Sánchez. The rumour, dubbed #Pedrizia, was denied by the Royal Household, but it keeps circulating on social media and forums as a recurring meme.
The business of viral hoaxes
The story, which according to its creator "would break Spain", feeds on baseless speculation. In economic debate spaces, the topic gets mixed up with other rumours: from an alleged affair with Bardem to a liaison with "El Cafre", a nickname circulating online. The economy of disinformation finds a goldmine in these hoaxes: they generate clicks and comments without any need for facts.
The rumour has also been fuelled by figures such as Javier Cárdenas, cited in the thread as the source of a variant involving a fictional character. The blend of reality and meme is the key to its success.
How much longer will this soap opera last? The question is not whether it is true, but why we keep talking about it.
On 20 January 2020, El Español published "Un amor real", an article about an alleged love triangle between Felipe VI, Letizia and Pedro Sánchez. The rumour, dubbed #Pedrizia, was denied by the Royal Household, but it keeps circulating on social media and forums as a recurring meme.
The business of viral hoaxes
The story, which according to its creator "would break Spain", feeds on baseless speculation. In economic debate spaces, the topic gets mixed up with other rumours: from an alleged affair with Bardem to a liaison with "El Cafre", a nickname circulating online. The economy of disinformation finds a goldmine in these hoaxes: they generate clicks and comments without any need for facts.
The rumour has also been fuelled by figures such as Javier Cárdenas, cited in the thread as the source of a variant involving a fictional character. The blend of reality and meme is the key to its success.
How much longer will this soap opera last? The question is not whether it is true, but why we keep talking about it.
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