Please be aware there are already many false images and videos online about the US strike on #Venezuela or people involved including President Maduro
Example of fact check by Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify senior journalist
Thread on blue sky that was started less than 8 hours ago (first post on thread dated 6:55 AM, Jan 4, 2026 NZ DST which is UTC+13
https://bsky.app/profile/shayan86.bsky.social/post/3mbjy54flhc2u
or https://nitter.poast.org/Shayan86/status/2007368249583739033
There are others from earlier claims like
Did Venezuela 'illegally' steal U.S. oil, as Trump claimed? What to know by Snopes on Dec. 22, 2025
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-venezuela-us-oil/
Unfortunately not all media are careful to check their facts either.