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In the wake of the deadly attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro by the United States, netizens are looking to build support for the attacks A friend has been found in generative AI.
Since the kidnapping, people in the West have been hotly debating who should control the narrative about the military action. By many accounting bookThe Venezuelans most affected by the attacks – those living and working in Venezuela – are adamantly opposing the strikes. thousands of people are gathering Protests in several cities of Venezuela. (The death toll from the US attacks currently stands at about 10. 80 soldiers and civiliansA figure that is likely to increase as the dust settles.)
Although the attacks are still too fresh to get accurate polling data of the country’s sentiments november survey found that 86 percent of Venezuelans preferred Maduro to remain head of state to solve the country’s economic problems. Only 8 percent supported the far-right opposition party, which is backed by US President Donald Trump. Even many Venezuelans oppose Maduro also protested Infiltration of the United States to remove him.
Yet if you ask American Trump supporters, Venezuelans are actually thrilled by the invasion. Their evidence: good old ‘AI looseness.
Ex-In a post viewed more than five million times on Twitter, the Wall Street Apps account shared a one minute long video Venezuelan citizens are believed to be crying tears of joy over the attacks. Of course, as one is versed in The visual language of General AI Just a quick note, the video is a compilation of low-quality AI clips.
“The people cry for their freedom, thank you to the United States for liberating us,” the video’s AI narrator said. “Hero, thank you Donald Trump.”
“I’m so jealous,” wrote a US-run account with nearly 140,000 followers. Answered below the clip“I want the same freedom and the same happiness for Iran and the Iranian people,”
Hitting back at the mega-viral post, critics warned that AI dysfunction signals a frightening new era of misinformation.
“The American empire’s war propaganda is becoming increasingly sophisticated,” wrote geopolitical analyst Ben Norton“You can bet the US government will use AI to justify many of its imperialist wars of aggression,”
Certainly, much more AI generated misinformation As has emerged following attacks by conservative politicians vince lagoMayor of Coral Gables, Florida. In some cases, AI generated images of Maduro in various US detention centers started airing In the hours immediately following his kidnapping – and well before authentic photos were released by the Trump administration.
As Mexican political journalist José Luis Granados Ceja said, the decline in AI is the result of decades of efforts by the US government and media. construction consent among the Western public for its intervention in the oil-rich South American state.
“In 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was briefly ousted in what has been called ‘the world’s first media coup,’ where lies told on TV cleared the way.” Seja wrote In response to the AI hype. “So it should be no surprise that new technology and fake AI videos are being used for similar purposes in 2025.”
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