The United States captured Nicolas Maduro.
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The HeadlinesOct 26, 2026
Multiple primary and tier1 sources (Reuters, CRS/Congress.gov, State Department, Pentagon/Trump announcement) report that US forces captured Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026 and flew him to New York to face charges. The claim's extraction from the post's passage ('the U.S.
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… Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for working to promote democracy in Venezuela in the face of former authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro. She had hoped to return to try and lead Venezuela after the U.S. Seized and arrested Maduro, but the White House didn't back her, and instead she said she was repeatedly blocked from going home. This time, however, the Us. …
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Supports. Reuters reports the U.S. captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on January 3, 2026, and he was on a warship bound for New York.[1]
Supports. The Congressional Research Service states that on January 3, 2026, U.S. military strikes culminated in the capture and arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.[3]
Supports. The State Department states Maduro was placed in U.S. custody following a military operation in Caracas on January 3, 2026, and is held in Brooklyn awaiting trial.[4]
Supports. Trump announced the capture of Maduro following an overnight joint U.S. military operation in Caracas, per a Pentagon News report.[5]
Context. Venezuela's government disputed being controlled by the US and Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president, but this does not alter the capture fact.[2][6]
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6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal?reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Venezuelan government seeks to project independenceapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3US Capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro - Congress.govcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Nicolás Maduro Moros (Captured)state.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Trump Announces U.S. Military's Capture of Madurowar.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6Venezuelan government seeks to show it is operating free from US controlwgno.com · not rated · cited for: context
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