The case of the woman sunbathing in a window of the National Palace took a relevant turn after it was confirmed that the official involved initially denied her participation. According to a Grupo Fórmula report, the then General Director of Coordination at the Ministry of Finance, Florencia Franco, was not separated for the act itself, but for lying during an internal investigation, which led to a loss of institutional trust. According to reporter Israel Aldave, after the image went viral, authorities launched an investigation to identify the person involved. This change in her statement caused a breakdown of trust: “That is the point for which it is supposed that trust is lost.” At the end of the case, a institutional failure was also evident. “They had to go back to this person… they had to retract and recognize that yes, she was the one who had been sunbathing,” the report details. Finally, Franco herself identified as the woman in the images that circulated on social networks. The report emphasizes that the central reason for her departure was dishonesty: “They ask for her resignation for lying and not for sunbathing.” Infodemia, the organism in charge of combating disinformation, initially assured that the image was a montage with artificial intelligence, but later rectified and recognized that the fact did occur. The controversy escalated even more with rumors on social networks about the possible resignation of Jenaro Villamil, which has not officially occurred but reflects the political impact the viral image has had in recent days.
