Trump Declares English as the Official Language but Does Not Prohibit Public Use of Spanish

• Spanish: Trump has not prohibited it.
• No fines or sanctions exist.
• Rumors are completely false.

Social media is rife with false information claiming that former President Donald Trump approved a law to penalize people who speak Spanish in public spaces.

«A fine for speaking Spanish in the United States,» states a user in a video featuring Trump holding a sign that reads: «No speaking Spanish in public.»

Some posts claim that the regulation is called the «Hispanic silence law» and that fines range from $2,000 to $5,000.

These posts emerged after the White House made English the official language of the country on March 1.

Trump did not prohibit Spanish nor impose sanctions

However, neither this order nor any other legislation prohibits the use of Spanish or establishes penalties for speaking it.

A review of the official document, diplomatic sources, and government records confirms that there is no such prohibition.

There is no evidence of a supposed «Hispanic silence law» in the U.S. government database.

The executive order signed by Trump only establishes English as the official language, without mentioning restrictions on the use of other languages.

It also does not require federal agencies to switch to English-only services or mention fines for speaking Spanish.

A source from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico debunked these rumors and clarified that the measure does not prohibit the use of other languages in the country.

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«It does not require agencies to operate solely in English,» the source explained to EFE Verifica.

Additionally, the images in the videos showing Trump with a sign rejecting Spanish show signs of having been created with artificial intelligence.

An analysis with Iveres, a tool for detecting fake content, determined a 99% probability of digital manipulation in these videos.

Blurry edges and excessively sharp colors confirm the use of artificial intelligence in the viral content.

In conclusion, it is not true that the U.S. has prohibited Spanish or that there are fines for speaking it in public places.

The only measure taken was declaring English as the official language, without implying sanctions against other languages.

SOURCE: EFE / YAHOO

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