Iker Jiménez and Beatriz Talegón talk about disinformation

That Iker Jiménez dedicates part of his program to disinformation is like hiring Rambo to talk about gun control. And that Beatriz Talegón is one of the guests then raises the joke to unprecedented levels. We are talking about someone who has deserved headlines like: "Beatriz Talegón denounces Twitter for trying to censor her and is left as a digital inept" (The Spanish), "The Civil Guard debunks a rumor spread by Beatriz Talegón" (20 minutes), "Beatriz Talegón sparks controversy with a theory on how to cure cancer" (The Voice of Galicia), "Beatriz Talegón, convicted for violating the honor of a PSOE mayor in Guadalajara" (The World). In a polarized Spain, there is only one thing that seems to bring media from both sides together: their attempts to attract attention all too often lead them into disrepute. And yet, there we have her, as a guest in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Talegón has every right to offer her fish, even if it gives off an intense putrid stench. And Jiménez has every right to hire her, but also a responsibility to the audience, which grants authority to those who see it sitting in a formal environment like a set, because the implicit contract is that a media selects with rigor and honesty the experts to whom it gives the precious television time. None of this happens here.

It can be argued that the viewer has the power in his hands in the form of a remote control, but this can only be argued by being very cynical, or very naïve. The offer is limited and the persuasive capacity of the medium is too powerful not to ask whether this responsibility should be more regulated. And, if they still have the courage, one day we will talk about psychiatrists who spread easy and transparent recipes in anthills. chupiguayos for happiness – it all depends on you! – lest someone rebel against their circumstances.