Thursday, September 21, 2017

Frida Sofía, age 12: the Mexico City quake 'survivor' who was never there

After two days when it seemed that a rescue

could come at any moment, the navy assistant secretary, Enrique Sarmiento, abruptly announced that all the school’s children had been accounted for.
“We want to emphasize that we have no knowledge about the report that emerged with the name of a girl,” Sarmiento added. “We do not believe – we are sure – it was not a reality.”
The announcement came just hours after a different navy official had told El Financiero TV that rescue workers were in contact with the girl.
The revelation that there never was a Frida Sofía infuriated many Mexicans, who felt they’d been fed a false narrative of hope by press and public officials.