President Javier Milei announced that the Government will advance with judicial and institutional measures against the alleged disinformation campaign attributed to a Russian network, warning that it is “an institutional gravity rarely seen in history” and assuring that his administration will seek to identify all those responsible. According to the Argentine News Agency, the head of state stated that the investigation, revealed from leaked documents, shows only “the tip of the iceberg” of a broader structure. “We will go to the end to identify all the direct and indirect actors who participated in this illegal espionage network,” he affirmed on social networks, setting the official position in the face of the controversy. According to reports published by an international consortium of journalists, an organization called “The Company” would have deployed between April and October 2024 a campaign aimed at discrediting the Argentine government. In parallel, the Argentine Journalism Forum had previously warned about disinformation mechanisms linked to international actors and collaborated in the analysis of these practices. While the investigation continues, the Government insists that the priority will be to clarify the facts and determine responsibilities. However, the official decision is to advance with the investigation without ruling out institutional consequences if interference is proven. Russia denies disinformation campaign. The controversy also had repercussions in the journalistic field. Various media mentioned in the documents denied having received funding or having participated in coordinated campaigns, although some acknowledged that the questioned articles came through intermediaries. In this context, Milei ratified the official line of action: “We will go to the end,” a sign that the Executive will seek to advance both in the judicial and institutional spheres in the face of the alleged foreign influence operation. In this context, Moscow maintained that the versions respond to the interests of third parties and denied developing disinformation operations in the country. The conflict opens a sensitive front in Argentine foreign policy, since the Milei Government combines its alignment with the West with the intention of preserving diplomatic channels. The documents mention a budget close to $283,000 destined to finance more than 250 critical articles published in different digital media, in addition to actions on social networks and other influence initiatives. According to the analyzed records, the contents disseminated included questioning the adjustment economic program, criticisms of the social impact of official measures, and objections to the country's international alignment with Ukraine. Non-existent signatures, fictitious authors, and material allegedly fabricated with digital tools were also detected. The Government's action in this situation is oriented to three main axes: judicial investigation, reinforcement of intelligence mechanisms, and diplomatic follow-up of the case. The State Intelligence Secretariat had already confirmed in 2025 the detection of a presumed network of foreign agents and assured that it had intervened the Federal Justice and the Public Ministry. “Its purpose was to spread false information and influence Argentine public opinion in favor of foreign geopolitical interests,” stated the body. In parallel, the Executive maintains an institutional alert posture, with the objective of identifying local intermediaries, financing circuits, and dissemination mechanisms used to amplify the contents. From the ruling party, they consider that the operation sought to erode the Government's image at a time of definitions in foreign policy and within the framework of Argentine support for Ukraine. The controversy added a diplomatic chapter after the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Argentine Republic rejected the accusations. The delegation described the complaints as “unfounded” and warned of an attempt to “turbid” the bilateral relationship.
