Post shared on Instagram Mexico claims it has severed diplomatic relations with Canada.
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that Mexico and Canada have severed diplomatic relations.
Fact check:
Social media users claim Mexico has severed ties with Canada. It also claims that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo told Canada it could mine gold in Mexico.
“The Mexican government has severed political ties with Canada and withdrawn permission to continue mining gold and minerals in the country,” the video's narrator claims. (Related: False Facebook post claiming Disney officially acquired TikTok)
This claim is false. No media outlets have reported that Mexico has severed diplomatic relations with Canada. There is also no evidence of any conflict between Mexico and Canada over gold mining.
Search of the Mexican Embassy in Canada Website He also did not reveal the breakdown in relations between the two countries. search for Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Canadian international situation The website also yielded no results for this claim.
Representatives from the Mexican Embassy, Canada's International Affairs Officer, the President of Mexico, and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs all spoke. AFP fact check Diplomatic relations continue.
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, straining relations between the two countries. BBC News. “Mexico must be respected, especially by its trading partners,” Pardo told The Associated Press, according to the paper.
