"We live in the world of the hoax": Puente calls "ridiculous" the false information that spread about Sánchez and the eclipse

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, did not travel on Wednesday to the Observation Center in Yebes, Guadalajara, from his holiday residence in Lanzarote to see the solar eclipse, according to several Spanish media outlets. In this regard, the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, has lashed out against the false information disseminated, stating: "We live in the world of the hoax." 

Through his social networks, the head of Transport wrote: "Many media outlets have made a fool of themselves creating an expectation of something that was never on the agenda. I know this well because the Yebes observatory depends on my ministry. Now we have to put up with those who say he canceled it for some reason or another. We live in the world of the hoax." 

Muchos medios han hecho el ridículo creando una expectativa de algo que jamás estuvo en la agenda. Lo sé bien porque el observatorio de Yebes depende de mi ministerio. Ahora hay que aguantar a los que dicen que es que lo canceló por no se qué. Vivimos en el mundo del bulo. https://t.co/iclZ8Symxg

— Óscar Puente (@oscar_puente_) August 13, 2026

After the dissemination of the false information, with some media even assuring that the president would travel using the Falcon, La Moncloa came out to deny the news. 

Pedro Sánchez no va a asistir al acto del observatorio de Yebes, que pertenece al @IGNSpain del @transportesgob y se cierra al acceso porque será el centro de seguimiento oficial del eclipse. Que alguien que está como las maracas de Machín utilice el término psicópata es un… https://t.co/jyD5VrBnjj

— Óscar Puente (@oscar_puente_) August 12, 2026