The clip uses a version of Begoña Gómez’s voice recreated with AI to make her appear to accept allegations brought against her by Judge Peinado. The Partido Popular published the video on 21 October under the slogan “Sí, son zurdos.” It also features simulated appearances and voices of Pedro Sánchez and José Luis Ábalos. Leire Díez also appears. So do José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Santos Cerdán.
On 28 October, Gómez filed a complaint against the PP over the video, distributed through the party’s official social-media channels. The complaint says she never uttered the words attributed to her, did not take part in the video and did not consent to the use of her image or voice. It alleges that the clip presented her as acknowledging false claims that harmed and humiliated her.
The filing asks authorities to identify and question the people who managed the PP’s official profiles and any party officials who instructed or approved the video’s publication during the campaign for Spain’s 29 November general election. It also names Miguel Tellado Filgueira, the PP’s secretary-general and campaign manager. The complaint describes the video as electoral propaganda and says it falsely portrayed Gómez as admitting allegations concerning her and her husband.
Sánchez announced on the podcast ‘Keep It Cutre’ that Gómez had filed a complaint over image impersonation. He said his side was not using AI in the election campaign. The complaint was filed during the campaign period. As of 28 October, no judicial finding on its merits had been reported.
The video presents a fabricated admission. Its other depicted figures include former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and former minister José Luis Ábalos. The clip also depicts Leire Díez and Santos Cerdán, all associated with the PSOE.
Sánchez also linked social media activity to street violence in cities including Bilbao and Barcelona. He said some accounts had been created weeks earlier and initially posted about concerts before switching to organising gatherings. In his account, those gatherings turned into criminality and drew young people in.
He described social networks as a “failed state” and said the disorder benefits people making money from the platforms. He named Musk and Meta, arguing that technology was being used to spread messages of hate. These were claims made by Sánchez during the podcast interview.
Online mobilisation has also featured in a report on possible Blocus protests in Zaragoza, which described how platforms were used to reach young people: social media mobilisation.
Sánchez said he decided to bring the elections forward on the Sunday after housing decrees fell in Congress. He said he had consulted Gómez and his parents before making the decision.
