Rumor – Milei’s government allegedly revealed that Che Guevara was not a doctor but a nurse.
Analysis
Messages on social networks and messaging groups claim that Javier Milei’s government revealed a supposed document proving that Ernesto “Che” Guevara was not a doctor, but a nurse. The material is circulating as a major “revelation” exposing “a historical lie” spread for decades.
According to the posts, a professional card allegedly belonging to Guevara was found by the Argentine government and records him as a nurse. Read below the text being shared:
Version 1: CHE GUEVARA WAS NOT A DOCTOR BUT A NURSE AND A TERRORIST WHO KILLED MANY PEOPLE. A LEFTIST SCOUNDREL WHO DECEIVED ALL COMMUNIST IDIOTS. Version 2: Leftists, wherever they are, always live entrenched in lies and deception. The Milei government has just revealed something that Peronist governments always hid: Che was not a doctor, he was a nurse.
Fact-check
The messages are circulating mainly in Spanish and Portuguese and are being shared on political pages and revisionist channels. Given their spread, it is important to answer the following questions: 1) Was Che Guevara not a doctor but a nurse, as claimed in the posts? 2) Is the image of the supposed nurse card authentic? 3) Did Milei’s government release new documents about Che Guevara?
Was Che Guevara not a doctor but a nurse, as claimed in the posts?
No. Ernesto Che Guevara graduated as a doctor in 1953 from the University of Buenos Aires. There are historical records, official documents, and testimonies proving his medical degree. He even worked as a doctor at various points in his life, as detailed in reports such as this one from UNAM Global. The claim that he was a “nurse” is not ed by reliable sources.
Is the image of the supposed nurse card authentic?
All evidence points to no. The image circulating on social networks is old. It has been around since at least 2020 and appears to be a montage based on Guevara’s medical card. The fact that, at the time, he was still a medical student further refutes the narrative that he was a nurse (which, frankly, would not be a discredit in itself).
Did Milei’s government release new documents about Che Guevara?
No. There is no official statement from Javier Milei’s government or its ministries releasing any new documents about Che Guevara’s academic background. Furthermore, the fact that the image of this card has already been circulating online for some time indicates that it was not revealed by the “Milei government.”
Conclusion
The content claiming that Milei’s government revealed that Che Guevara was not a doctor but a nurse is false. Che graduated in medicine in 1953, there are historical records proving this, and there has been no official release of any such document by the Argentine government.
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