C5N shared and supported a fake news story against Milei from the kelpers who usurp the Malvinas

C5N has once again found itself at the center of controversy over the way it presented a publication originating from the Falkland Islands. The outlet shared on its social media an article from Penguin News, a publication edited in the archipelago under British administration, which accuses President Javier Milei of using the Falklands issue as a supposed distraction tool.

The C5N publication was titled: “A kelper newspaper claimed that Javier Milei uses the Falklands issue to ‘distract people from his failures’”. The central problem is that the original content is not an investigation or journalistic information presented as fact: Penguin News expressly published it within the “Opinion Piece” category.

The text was written by Lisa Watson, director of Penguin News, and contains a political interpretation of Milei, his management, and Argentina's position regarding the Falkland Islands.

A kelper editorial presented as information

In her article, Watson argues that the President would have resorted to the claim for the Falklands due to a supposed drop in his approval ratings. The author suggests that the leader seeks to generate outrage around the sovereign issue to divert attention from other internal matters.

However, this is a political opinion signed by a journalist linked to the outlet that is published in the very islands whose sovereignty Argentina disputes. The Penguin News site itself identifies the article as an opinion piece.

C5N decided to reproduce that interpretation in the format of news and presented it as an accusation made by “a kelper newspaper.” Additionally, it included a photograph of Javier Milei in its publication and highlighted the phrase used by Watson against the President.

The Falklands issue and the Argentine claim

The issue of the Falkland Islands constitutes a sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. In September 2026, Milei's Government once again placed the claim at the center of its agenda through announcements and measures related to the South Atlantic.

In parallel, the United Kingdom publicly reaffirmed its position on the islands and stated that it supports the right of the inhabitants of the archipelago to regulate their economy and exploit their natural resources.

In this context, C5N decided to amplify an opinion article from Penguin News and circulate it among its audience as news about the strategy of the Argentine Government.

The difference is not minor: one thing is to report that a journalist from Penguin News questioned Milei and another is to present as a proven fact that the President uses the Falklands to “distract” Argentines.

The original publication makes it clear that it is an interpretation by its author, not a conclusion demonstrated by independent evidence.