On the morning of April 30, the Spanish website Diario Red and the television channel Canal Red began to release a series of leaked audio recordings between powerful right-wing figures in the Americas. They called it HondurasGate.

By May 6, the outlets had released a total of 37 WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram messages.
What they reveal is a shocking network pushing undermine leftist leaders in the region.

It’s one of the biggest political scandals in the Americas in years… and it implicates the Trump administration, Israel, Argentina's libertarian president, a load of right-wing Honduran officials in underhanded activities to take down political opponents… with thousands of dollars funneled into a right-wing propaganda outlet, allegedly located in the United States.

The messages have been independently verified twice, confirming that they are not AI-generated.
And you have likely heard little, if nothing, about them.

Today, host Michael Fox walks you through the leaks. What they are, what they mean, and the repercussions for the region.

This is Episode 11 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.

Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.

Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
It is supported, in part, by Global Exchange.

Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Michael Fox.

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Here is Arturo Dominguez’s latest piece on this, “How Far Will Trump Go to Destabilize Latin America"
Alberto Maresca’s latest article is, "‘Hondurasgate’ and the tragedy of automatic alignment in Latin America

You can check out hondurasgate.ch for all the background and more information about the leaks.You can listen to the links at youtube.com/@hondurasgateYou can check out Valeria Duarte's reporting on HondurasGate. She is the journalist at Diario Red who broke the story.This is the YouTube site for Canal Red Latinoamerica, the television news outlet that broke HondurasGate.

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