On January 3, the United States launched a military attack on Venezuela. kidnapped They sent President Nicolas Maduro to fly them out of the country. Since then, huge things have happened in this country. protestsdemanded Maduro's release.
Social media is flooded with videos of such protests, with some sharing contradictory claims. The 15-second clip shows a large gathering of people holding Venezuelan flags and crying.
meanwhile some people claimed This marked massive demonstrations against the United States across Venezuela. others claimed These people are crying for joy because of America's intervention.
One such post was captioned: “The streets of Venezuela are filled with a sea of faces, with tears in their eyes and chanting Libertad on their lips. A mix of joy and pain, a man who ruled by fear finally being held accountable, and hope born of years of silence. Freedom for the Venezuelan people has been long overdue. Tonight, the people will breathe again. Thank God for President Trump.”
India Today Fact Check found that the video was generated by AI.
our probe
A closer look at this video reveals some tell-tale signs that it was generated by AI. For example, parts of a person's hand appear distorted. At various points, the number of stars on one of the Venezuelan flags changes from 7 to 8 (which is the correct number).
I noticed that the video also contained a watermark from the TikTok account “@ia_comediante.” When I checked my account, video There, the account labeled videos as AI-generated. A variety of AI-generated videos were found on this account. The Portuguese profile says, “Laughter is guaranteed here!”
We also tested the video with the AI detection tool Hive Moderation and concluded that it was also generated by AI.
Therefore, it is clear that viral videos are synthetic.
Did Venezuelans celebrate?
According to ReutersDiaspora Venezuelan communities around the world celebrated US-led operation to kidnap President Maduro from power. However, this was hardly the case domestically. According to CNNsome of President Maduro's opponents celebrated his departure from afar, “playing music from their balconies, fearing retaliation if they took to the streets.”
another Reuters report It noted that amid the state of emergency imposed by the Venezuelan government since the U.S. attack, police were ordered to “immediately begin a nationwide search and capture of anyone involved in facilitating or supporting an armed attack by the United States.”
(Written by Ayama Bhattacharjee)
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