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2026 U.S. Capture Of Nicolás Maduro

Sen. Markway Mullin, wearing a blue suit and red tie, sits during a U.S. Senate committee hearing for his confirmation as the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

Markwayne Mullin bought Chevron, Raytheon stock days before Maduro capture

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 24, 2026

Mullin, who will now lead the DHS, also bought other stocks that rose in value after the capture ...

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What we know about rumor US used sonic weapon during Venezuela attack

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 14, 2026

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fueled the rumor when she shared an unsourced X post.

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A screenshot of Trump's Truth Social post, which included a fake screenshot of a Wikipedia article declaring Trump "Acting President of Venezuela"

Did Trump post this doctored screenshot calling him the 'acting president of Venezuela'?

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 12, 2026

Wikipedia has bestowed no such title on the U.S. president.

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Project 2025 called for 're-hemisphering' in Latin America. Trump's actions in Venezuela went further

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 11, 2026

The claim surfaced following U.S. President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela.

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Photo of Nicolas Maduro wearing brown jacket and pants being escorted by DEA agents. An agents flanks him to either side and has an tucked beneath Maduro's arm.

17 rumors about the US capture of Maduro, investigated

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 9, 2026

Look out for AI-generated videos and images of alleged celebrations in Venezuelan streets and th ...

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This image doesn't show Cilia Flores in court with head bandage and black eye. Here's the proof

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 9, 2026

Flores, the wife of Nicolás Maduro, has appeared in public with light blond hair since at least ...

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Unpacking claim Kamala Harris said Venezuela 'is a country, but we don't live there, so it's not our country'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 9, 2026

The former vice president supposedly added, "And when we go there, we are in another country."

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Look out for image of handcuffed Maduro in bloodied shirt

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 8, 2026

After U.S. forces captured the Venezuelan leader in January 2026, fabricated images showing him ...

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Did María Corina Machado say she wants to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 8, 2026

During a Fox News interview, the opposition leader said Venezuelans want to share her 2025 Nobel ...

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Inspecting image of Maduro giving thumbs up next to DEA agent

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 8, 2026

A flurry of images purportedly showing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro circulated online aft ...

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Why unverified claim Barron Trump made $400K from insider trading on Maduro capture spread online

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 7, 2026

One trader made more than $400,000 betting on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's downfall. Bu ...

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Video of people celebrating Maduro's capture wasn't filmed in Venezuela

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 7, 2026

Landmarks on Google Maps revealed that the video was taken in Doral, west of downtown Miami.

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Police arrested protester during interview about US action in Venezuela. Here's context

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 6, 2026

Jessica Plichta, 22, reportedly said she was one of 200 people who marched in Grand Rapids on Ja ...

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Don't fall for this photo of Maduro being escorted by DEA officers

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 6, 2026

After the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early January 2026, AI-generated ima ...

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A photo collage with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, an older Hispanic man with a mustache, on the left, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a woman with long brown hair, in the center and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Hispanic man with short brown hair, on the right.

Anna Paulina Luna claims Maduro 'put out a hit on' Rubio. There's no evidence

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 6, 2026

The U.S. representative may have misremembered a 2017 Miami Herald report about a different Vene ...

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Did ex-Venezuelan spy chief Hugo Carvajal release list of US senators who took kickbacks? What we know

Written by: Megan Loe

Jan. 6, 2026

Carvajal reportedly alleged that U.S. diplomats and CIA officers were paid to help keep Maduro i ...

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Did former Trump adviser Fiona Hill once speak of 'strange swap arrangement' involving Venezuela and Ukraine?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 5, 2026

Hill said Russian officials had suggested a "swap arrangement" based on the principles of the Mo ...

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Close up of what appears to be a shirtless man crying with a crowd behind him

Watch out for this video of Venezuelans celebrating Maduro's capture, thanking Trump

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 5, 2026

Venezuelans have reportedly had mixed reactions to the U.S. operation to capture President Nicol ...

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Investigating claim Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez fled to Russia after Maduro's capture

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 5, 2026

Posts citing Reuters claimed that Rodríguez fled to Russia, but later reporting and denials comp ...

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ICE didn't accidentally send Maduro back to Venezuela

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 5, 2026

In early January 2026, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and tr ...

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