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By: Ivette Franco, Posted 7 Sep 2023 – 10:16 AM EDT | Updated Sep 7, 2023 – 10:16 AM EDT Share ![\\"Default](\\" brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F64%2Fe1%2F1493dace4fb59142e07f2133036c%2Fmario- marcel-chile-promo.jpg\\") Similar misinformation about investment platforms has circulated in the past. Credit: Arlene Fioravanti Müller (art) / Pablo Vera-AFP via Getty Images/iStock/Facebook capture. The image of the Minister of Finance of Chile, Mario Marcel, appears in a post shared on Facebook that assures that Chileans can generate “two millions of pesos weekly” through an investment platform that operates automatically. However, the same Ministry of Finance of that country denied that it was true. “This platform will change your life," says part of the message that accompanies the video that has been viewed more than 56,000 times since its publication on the 25th August 2023. The voice-over of the recording states that Mario Marcel has enabled a platform that “automatically closes profitable operations with a minimum investment” with which Chileans can “invest in the project of the National Bank of the country and earn 2 million pesos a week.” The disinforming video, 36 seconds long, shows images of Marcel, coins, bills and people using a technological device. To the At the beginning, they identify Marcel as the director of the National Bank, but in the He is currently the Minister of Finance. Although Marcel assumed the presidency of the Central Bank of Chile in 2016, he presented his resignation in January 2022. Loading Video... Do you want us to verify some information? Join the chatbot theDetector Send us something you want us to check in the chat. Click here: From elDetector we contact directly the Ministry of Finance of Chile to consult you about what the post announces. “That information is completely false,” Miriam Leiva, head of communications from the Ministry of Finance of that country. We also carried out a keyword search on Google (Mario Marcel promotes investment platform) and, among the results, we find a verification published by Fast Check, a member – like elDetector – of the Network International Fact Checkers (IFCN), which denies that Marcel promotes a new investment platform and points out that the Bank Central “does not carry out campaigns or offer financial products of any kind to the general public". It is not the first time that Mario Marcel's name has been used in misinformation spread on social networks. In April 2023, theDetector classified as false a publication in which the official was mentioned public to promote a cryptocurrency platform. The misinformers They usually use images of public figures or well-known people, although without your consent, to endorse any product or service. #### Related ##### The Central Bank of Chile has NOT approved any platform cryptocurrencies Share ### More about theDetector ![\\"Ni](\\" - vice-presidential- copy-2.jpg&width=1920&height=1080&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### Neither the Biden administration gave more than $100 billion to Iran, nor Trump built only 2% of border wall: debate checks vice presidential 2024 14 min read ![\\"Esa](\\" - diddy-2.jpg&width=3200&height=1800&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### That image of AMLO with rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs is not real: it is manipulated 3 min read ![\\"That](\\" - metaai.jpg&width=3200&height=1800&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### That copypaste you read of “Goodbye Meta AI…” has NO impact on previously granted permissions 6 min read ![\\"Los](\\" .jpg&width=3200&height=1800&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### The electoral rolls are accurate and are constantly being refined 3 min read ![\\"Disinformation](\\" - factcheckers- copy.jpg&width=1920&height=1080&ratio_width=160&ratio_height=120&resize_option=Crop%20Image&format=webp\\") UNIVISION NEWS ### Disinformation in elections: so you can verify that on your own content that seems suspicious to you 6 min read #### Related ##### It is false that the Mexican oil company Pemex promotes a platform investments Share ## Conclusion It is false that the Minister of Finance of Chile, Mario Marcel, promotes a platform to generate “2 million pesos per week” with an investment minimum, as stated in a post published on Facebook. Miriam Leiva, head of communications from the Ministry of Finance of that country, told elDetector that The publication was "completely false." Fast Check denied a post similar in August 2023. _Read here how we choose and assign our labels in theDetector._ ## Sources Consult via email with Miriam Leiva, head of communications at the Ministry of Finance of Chile. September 1, 2023. Google. Keyword search. September 5, 2023. Ministry of Finance Government of Chile. Mario Marcel. Consulted on 5 September 2023. FastCheck. Mario Marcel invites you to participate in a new platform investment: #False. August 31, 2023. _elDetector Unvision._ The Central Bank of Chile has NOT approved any cryptocurrency platform. April 10, 2023. Central Bank of Chile. President of the Central Bank announces his resignation position of President and Director. 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Mario Marcel Minister of Finance of Chile promotes an investment platform that operates automatically with which Chileans can earn 2 million pesos per week