In a new episode of what the Venezuelan government calls a “media war” against the country, the official account Miraflores Al Momento, recently created to defend “the truth about Venezuela against fake news campaigns,” denounced as false the information published by the British newspaper The Guardian. The article claims, without evidence and based on anonymous sources, that the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, and her brother Jorge Rodríguez had “secretly” agreed with the United States to remove President Nicolás Maduro.
The article, written by Aram Roston and published on January 22, 2026, is titled “Delcy Rodríguez assured US cooperation after Maduro’s capture” and is based exclusively on the testimony of alleged sources. “Sources involved at the highest levels of the discussions,” whose identities are not revealed. The narrative presented suggests that the Rodríguezes offered to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration and with Qatar once Maduro was kidnapped and forcibly removed from Venezuela.
The Guardian report attempts to construct a narrative of conspiracy and betrayal at the highest level, describing alleged secret communications held since the fall of 2025. It claims that, even after Maduro refused to relinquish power following a call with Trump in November, Delcy Rodríguez continued to transmit messages of cooperation to Washington.
The information, however, stumbles over its own contradictions. In one paragraph, the “sources” admit that the Rodríguezes’ alleged offer had a “subtle difference”: it did not include actively collaborating to overthrow Maduro, but only cooperating after the fact. This ambiguity, coupled with the complete lack of corroboration from the cited public figures (such as Marco Rubio and Mauricio Claver-Carone, who declined to comment or did not respond), clearly demonstrates the total inconsistency of the narrative.
Miraflores has categorically denounced the accumulation of false and malicious news against Interim President Delcy Rodríguez. They stated that these media actions seek to “pave the way for justifying attacks against her physical and moral integrity.”
Along the same lines, last Tuesday, January 20, Miraflores Al Momento denounced the falsity of an image published by US President Donald Trump, in which Venezuelan territory appears covered by the American flag.
The image, modified with Artificial Intelligence (AI), shows a map of the Americas where not only Venezuela, but also Canada and Greenland, appear as US territories. However, the real photo was taken in August 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House, where the US president met with the main leaders of the European Union (EU), the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Mark Rutte, and the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer.
Since the invasion and kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, multiple false or misleading news stories have been disseminated. Even on that same day, dozens of fake images of the president in prison garb or of supposed internal armed uprisings, which turned out not to be real, went viral.
The spread of this type of content on social media and messaging applications, also known as fake news, tends to spread rapidly among users, going viral and gaining apparent traction. These narratives gain apparent legitimacy as they are shared. This can be exploited by ordinary users, but also by actors interested in spreading these narratives to fuel confusion, hatred, or even incite violence.
When faced with shocking news, such as the death of a public figure, it is crucial to investigate the source and authenticity of the facts before sharing the information. Fake news often lacks reliable sources, such as interview statements or academic research backed by recognized institutions. The absence of visual evidence or videos can also be an indication of falsehood.
IMAGE CREDIT: Since the invasion of Venezuelan sovereign territory and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, media outlets such as AP and The Guardian have disseminated this version based on anonymous sources and without any verification. Photo: Miraflores Al Momento
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
