About

Lamentablemente Falso is a reaction image and image macro meme popular among Argentinian and Spanish-speaking internet users. The meme translates to "Unfortunately False," and features an image of Argentinian sports journalist and influencer Germán Beder sitting on a black leather chair with his arms and legs crossed and a smug or confident expression on his face. The meme is often used to jokingly declare that a statement is false.

Origin

While the origin of the Lamentablemente Falso meme is unclear, the image of Germán Beder sitting on a black chair with his arms crossed can be traced back to a December 3rd, 2024, article in Revistagente^[1] magazine.

However, the earliest known use of the image as a meme is a February 25th, 2025, post by the Instagram^[2] page @facubizarra, who posted a version of the meme that read, "This year I will pass ten courses," "unfortunately false." The post gathered over 400 likes in two months.

Spread

The meme continued to gain traction in 2025, as seen in a March 17th, 2025, tweet posted by the X^[3] account @pilardriguez. The tweet translates to "Guys, how are you going to believe that there are 140,000 and 90,000 people watching a streaming program?" and features an image of Germán Beder alongside text that reads, "Lamentablemente Falso."

The meme can be seen in a slideshow posted by the Instagram^[5] page @pibeslibertarios on March 25th, 2025, gathering over 7,000 likes in a month.

An April 26th, 2025, post by X^[4] user @FM_Argentina also referenced the meme, gathering over 1,000 likes in a week.

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