Claudia Sheinbaum hired a crew to demolish a building in Mexico City that resulted in the accidental destruction of a wall next to a church.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
As Tlalpan borough mayor in 2016, Sheinbaum's government ordered the demolition of an unpermitted wall beside the Señor de los Trabajos chapel, and workers also accidentally destroyed part of the chapel.
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… Apparently, Scheinbaum had, um, a lot of protection. She's connected with, uh, uh, Jewish real estate real estate tycoon Daniel Kabash, close ally who financed her. Now, I should note, and a lot of people noticed this at the time, when she was in Mexico City, this was a huge scandal. She hired a crew to demolish a building. I don't know why, but it just so happens that it was a wall next to a church and accidentally destroyed the church. The parish priest said that he was even given notification of the demolition. I think it was a test, seeing how far she can go, and that was elected in landslide. …
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Contradicts. Fact-checkers say the destruction of the chapel was not ordered by Sheinbaum and that the accidental damage was to the chapel, not to a separate wall; the claim's wording reverses which structure was accidentally destroyed.[2][3]
Contradicts. Mexico City's communications office denied any government plan to demolish churches, and AP and others rated the 2022 viral claim that she planned to destroy churches as false.[1][4][5]
Supports. Sheinbaum's Tlalpan government ordered a wall built illegally next to the Capilla del Señor de los Trabajos demolished in 2016, and the work was carried out by borough staff.[6][7]
Supports. The borough acknowledged that its demolition also destroyed part of the chapel's structure, including its roof and religious images, calling it an error.[2][6]
Context. The 2016 event was in Tlalpan, a borough, not citywide, and the claim's 'hired a crew' framing does not match sources describing borough officials carrying out the order.[3][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated
- 1Gobierno de capital mexicana no promueve demolición de iglesiasapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Falso, Claudia Sheinbaum no mandó destruir la capilla del 'Señor ...grupoanimal.mx · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3El video sobre la demolición de una capilla en Tlalpan, México, es ...factual.afp.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4Falsa demolición de iglesias “promovidas” por gobierno de CDMX ...verificado.com.mx · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Falso que Claudia Sheinbaum planeara “acabar” con las iglesias en Tlalpanes-us.noticias.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Claudia Sheinbaum - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Recula Sheinbaum: levantará capilla que ordenó derribareluniversal.com.mx · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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