Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

January 3, 2026 David Gilbert

From seemingly AI-generated videos to repurposed old footage, TikTok, Instagram, and X did little to stop the onslaught of misleading posts in the wake of the US invasion of Venezuela.

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