Mucho Gusto is criticized for using an image of an understocked supermarket that did not correspond to Chile | TV and Show

A controversial situation occurred this Wednesday in Pleasure, after speaking during the morning about the stoppage of truckers and the shortages in certain sectors of the country.

During the beginning of the program, they reviewed some cities, such as Valdivia or Temuco, where they saw long lines to get fuel. Along with this, they spoke of the supermarkets that were suffering with the lack of stock of their products, in the absence of the truckers’ deliveries.

“The images of empty gondolas seem to be a reality, and what is going to be lived if this strike is extended more than necessary. There have been problems in some fuel supply centers “, Simon Oliveros explained.

In parallel, a supporting image was shown where it was clear that a supermarket had its aisles empty.

“Look at the empty gondolas, impressive”, expressed Diana Bolocco. “There they are, there is a problem in addition to a shortage of white meat”Soledad Onetto complemented.

The image used immediately sparked comments on social networks, where viewers said they noticed that the photograph shown did not correspond to Chile.

Several points that caused confusion: the prices of the products were in sterling (£) and the signs were written in English. Although a shortage was indeed exposed, everything indicated that it was some place in the United Kingdom.

Mega

The shortage in Chile is so terrible that they are beginning to charge in British Pound pic.twitter.com/Au0CAHyjS3

– TELE (@Televisibly) September 2, 2020

In the end, it was possible to verify that it was a capture taken by Reuters Agency in March this year in a Manchester supermarket.

Mucho Gusto rectified live

Criticisms were immediately launched against Mega and Pleasure for using this image that had nothing to do with the country, which could misinform the public. On Page 7 we contacted the channel, from where they responded that during the morning broadcast, it was stated that a mistake was made when showing the photograph.

“We want to make a correction, during the morning we showed an image within the dozens of images that spoke of this phenomenon, which did not correspond to the country. We assume that in front of our audience “, said Simón Oliveros in the morning, to later show real postcards of what was happening in some supermarkets in the country.