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John McCain stated on June 01, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The five Taliban detainees being released from Guantanamo in exchange for captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "are the hardest of the hard-core. These are the highest high-risk people."
By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2014
Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2024 in a speech:
"Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 10, 2024
Ana Navarro stated on December 17, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "Anderson Cooper":
"A lot of what (Cuba’s) survival depends on is Venezuelan oil money, which is drying up."
By Jon Greenberg• December 18, 2014
Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2026 in an X post:
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 7, 2026
Rick Scott stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech:
Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 16, 2019
Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News:
In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela."  
By Amy Sherman• August 19, 2019
Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024
Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram:
“El ejército de Los Estados Unidos se encuentra preparado para entrar a Venezuela a derrocar la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro”.
By Maria Briceño• January 16, 2025
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers."
By Amy Sherman• August 17, 2017
Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.:
"Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States."
By Robert Farley• April 21, 2009
Ron DeSantis stated on January 05, 2026 in a press conference:
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 7, 2026
Instagram posts stated on July 29, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram:
Este video muestra un robo de votos en la elección del 2024 en Venezuela.
By Maria Briceño• July 30, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2024 in en una publicación en Facebook:
“Estados Unidos decide INVADIR VENEZUELA”.
By Maria Briceño• July 31, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says “Hugo Chavez’s family still owns” Dominion Voting Systems.
By Noah Y. Kim• December 3, 2020
Alex Jones stated on January 03, 2026 in an X post:
Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
By Maria Briceño• January 5, 2026
Instagram posts stated on October 13, 2022 in a post:
Video shows gunfire in Venezuela.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 14, 2022
X posts stated on July 28, 2024 in an X post:
Video shows “several masked men stormed a local voting station and stole the ballot boxes” in Venezuela’s 2024 election.
By Maria Briceño• July 30, 2024
Ted Poe stated on February 09, 2011 in a House floor speech:
The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.
By Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2011
Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts:
Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026
Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview:
“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”
By Samantha Putterman• October 22, 2025

Articles (131)

Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026

Florida Sen. Rick Scott blames Venezuela’s collapse on socialism, but is that the real culprit?

By Amy Sherman• January 25, 2019

The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025

Joe Biden lifted sanctions on Venezuela. Is he to blame for the country’s disputed elections?

By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 2, 2024

Donald Trump exagera la disminución del crimen en Venezuela y engaña sobre sus causas

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 24, 2024

Fact-checking claim about Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 29, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump on promised U.S. oil company investment in Venezuela

By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2026

Resultado de elecciones en Venezuela: ¿Tuvo un rol el levantamiento de sanciones de EE.UU?

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 7, 2024

Verificamos lo que dijo Trump sobre la inversión de empresas petroleras de EEUU en Venezuela

By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2026

Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019

¿Cuáles son los cargos contra Nicolás Maduro? ¿Cómo puede EEUU acusar a políticos extranjeros?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 7, 2026

What are the charges against Venezuela's Maduro? How can the US indict foreign politicians?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 5, 2026

Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says?

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2026

Fact-checking the Jan. 10 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 10, 2016

The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025

Why did a court rule that Trump can’t deport Tren de Aragua members using the Alien Enemies Act?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 3, 2025

How hard is it for Venezuelans to get asylum in the U.S.?

By Amy Sherman• March 4, 2019

Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 19, 2025

Tren de Aragua: What we know about the Venezuelan gang Donald Trump promised to deport

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 1, 2024

How do U.S. deportation flights work, what happens when countries refuse to accept them?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 28, 2025