President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that there was indeed a sunbathing woman at the National Palace, debunking reports that it was artificial intelligence. During her morning conference this Monday, March 30th, the head of state explained that the relevant area had initially reported that no person was visible from the window; however, 'after they reviewed it, it turns out that there was indeed a person who had sat by the window that day.' Although she initially joked about the incident, even mentioning the memes that were made about it, she later remembered that 'one must have great respect for what the National Palace means as a historical venue.' What do we know about the case of the woman sunbathing at the National Palace? Claudia Sheinbaum did not reveal the identity of the woman who was sunbathing from a window of the National Palace; however, she assured that she has already been sanctioned. On March 19, InfodemiaMx, a platform of the Mexican State Public Broadcasting System, reported that the circulating videos of the woman at the National Palace were created with artificial intelligence. The platform Verificado indicates that Infodemia likely used the interfaces of UndetectableAI and TruthScan, which use similar technology with which it 'verified' that the video was artificial intelligence. However, after passing the video through different filters and conducting a human analysis with different shots and images of the National Palace, Verificado detected that the recording is real as of March 20, through platforms such as Hive Moderation and Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector. Infodemia confirms error in saying the National Palace video was AI InfodemiaMx confirmed that the video was real, after having 'denied with the official information available the veracity of the images circulated on social networks of a person on a balcony of the National Palace.' Following Claudia Sheinbaum's update, the government portal admitted that the video was not generated with artificial intelligence, and therefore, it rectified and offered a public apology to the readers and followers of the platform. Rectification On Thursday, March 19, and Sunday, March 22, @InfodemiaMex denied with the official information available the veracity of the images circulated on social networks of a person on a balcony of the National Palace. The official information made public this March 30… pic.twitter.com/ci75t72qFY — InfodemiaMx (@infodemiaMex) March 30, 2026 Verificado ensures that InfodemiaMx is not a fact-checking platform, as it does not have a public or transparent methodology and does not have the recognition of international verification networks such as Latam Chequea or the International Fact-Checking Network.
