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Argentine TV Host Fired After Falsely Reporting Death of Lionel Messi’s Father

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A major media controversy has erupted in Argentina after television host and actress Florencia Peña mistakenly reported that Lionel Messi’s father had died, triggering widespread confusion and backlash during one of the biggest sporting events in the world. The incident unfolded during a live broadcast on Luzu TV, one of Argentina’s most popular streaming platforms, …

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The scandal surrounding Florence Peña and Luzu TV added a new judicial chapter and deep internal ones after the actress spread a false information about that of Jorge Messi, father of Lionel Messi, on the air of El show of the summer. After being disassociated from the cycle, it became clear that the actress analyzes to initiate legal actions against Nico Occhiato, creator of the streaming channel. According to reports in the last few hours on A…

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Argentine Broadcaster That Reported False Death of Messi's Father Fires Mass Staff OSEN = Reporter Seo Jeong-hwan The British newspaper The Guardian reported on the 19th (local time) that Lionel Messi's father, Jorge Messi, had died, stating that Florencia Peña, a presenter for the Argentine internet broadcasting channel Luzu TV, had spread rumors of Jorge Messi's death.

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Florencia Peña, an Argentine actress and television presenter, was fired from the platform on which she worked after stating that Jorge Messi, father of the legendary footballer Lionel Messi, had died during a live broadcast. “I don’t want to give bad news, but Messi’s dad just died. Was it a blow or what happened? Hard, isn’t it?, in the month of the World Cup,” Peña announced while she was driving the program El show del verano de la platforma…

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Gastón Lucero Suárez is the sports journalist who launched the fake news about Jorge Messi, father of Lionel Messi, on X (formerly Twitter), and due to the negative impact decided to delete his account. Gastón Lucero Suárez is a Bachelor of Social Communication, correspondent of ESPN in Mendoza and driver of the stream on Pila TV. He was the first to publish on X that "had just died Jorge Messi, Lionel's dad". The production of Florence Peña on …

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After the scandal that left Luzu TV in sight after Flor Peña launched a fake news about Jorge Messi, Nico Occhiato went out to the crossing and made a strong release on Friday morning.The truth is that, hours later, it was learned that the owner of the streaming channel reinstated one of the producers involved in what happened.So, at least, Martín Salwe confirmed it in the air of "Save yourself who can" (America), the cycle that leads Yanina Lat…

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#BorderPeriodismo broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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