At FutuRock, Mengolini's media outlet, they spoke candidly about how to 'launder money.'

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Explicit comments were made on FutuRock regarding money laundering in the world of streaming

01/08/2025 18:24:00h

Editorial Team

A recent on-air episode at the digital radio station FutuRock FMsparked controversy and once again put the relationship between this station and the State under scrutiny.

During the broadcast, one of the hosts bluntly stated: "It's not very complicated either, eh. All the streamings are laundering money, guys." The remark provoked an immediate reaction from his colleagues at the table, who were visibly surprised.

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Julia Mengolini - Argentine Kirchnerist journalist | La Derecha Diario

One of them asked: "Do you want to say which streamings are laundering money?", to which the first replied without retracting: "Laundering money nowadays is nonsense, guys, come on." He then added: "To have to launder it you need to have a lot, and clearly it's not from the sector you're in and you launder it."

The tension in the studio increased until Julia Mengolini, founder of FutuRock and main host of the show, spoke up to try to defuse the situation. "We've been here for 10 years, we keep going, a lot of people work here, a lot of people watch us, we keep going there." she stated. The clarification only served to highlight the awkwardness of the moment.

Another member of the program intervened, saying "I think I feel where you want to go and...", but the sentence was left unfinished. Immediately after, they decided to change the subject: "Don't you want us to talk about science?" they suggested, and began to discuss maritime research by CONICET.

The statements, made in an informal tone but without any subsequent denial, come in a context where FutuRock has been repeatedly questioned for its alleged editorial independence, while receiving significant amounts of official advertising funds.

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Julia Mengolini - Argentine Kirchnerist journalist | La Derecha Diario

According to public records, the production company FutuRock SRL received more than 117 million pesos (257,940 pounds) in 2024 from the government of Axel Kicillof, through direct contracts, agreements with municipalities, and institutional advertising orders.

In April 2023, the station was awarded more than 6 million pesos (13,230 pounds), just days before Mengolini launched media attacks against Javier Milei, which only fueled strong suspicions about a possible link between editorial content and state funds.

Although the outlet presents itself as a platform supported by contributions from its listener community, the magnitude of public resources received contradicts that narrative.

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