As expected, The World And Óscar Puente remain steadfast in their positions. The former maintains that the accident was caused by a weld breaking between a track section built in 1989 and one built in 2023, while the latter claims the newspaper is lying and provides photographs of the damaged rail, which is indeed modern. Today, the newspaper's director appeared on Antena 3's morning show, and it was impossible to get a clear answer. In any case, the newspaper not only refused to retract its statement but doubled down: "Puente gave different data regarding the key weld inspection than the official report." The minister clarified that, indeed, at one point during the press conference he said "November" when he meant "September," but he attributes it to a minor human error—nothing essential changes—resulting from providing information at all times, and he points out that all the information could be found in the 12-page dossier he submitted. Meanwhile, the People's Party (PP) has criticized Puente's strategy, accusing him of releasing too much information. I think there will be a demonstration at Cibeles on Sunday with large banners:Enough already! (of data)".
Thus, two different narratives coexist, and in the middle are the majority of people who follow this controversy and who cannot decide who the hell is right." The World Perhaps they'll win the battle to embarrass the minister, but I fear this paradigm is increasingly alienating people from information and facts. And, in any case, the newspaper is using the same old tactics from previous cases that ultimately led nowhere: squid ink, saying no, but then yes, but then I say something different than you, and that part here was indeed true... At least they're not suggesting it was ETA. Apparently, we've made some progress.
