Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela through Colombia.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 27, 2026
Multiple independent tier1 and tier2 sources (NYT, Washington Post, Il Foglio citing ABC) report that Machado re-entered Venezuela from neighboring Colombia, with the NYT citing government officials and the WaPo citing people briefed on her return.
What was said
… But you have Gadi Eisenkot's party's expected to win. We'll see, though, what happens over there. And, of course, we have our elections coming up. I noted earlier, next week. Then I noted earlier, you have Machado back in Venezuela. Marco Rubio admitted earlier today that he was actually not aware that she was going back in Venezuela, which is what I suspected. The State Department didn't know she was going there, and she got there through Colombia, which is one of the big tells to me that they didn't know, because why wouldn't they just have her go through Miami? But she's snuck back in there, and we're going to learn a lot more about that story as well. …
The MeidasTouch Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The New York Times reports, citing two government officials, that Machado entered Venezuela from neighboring Colombia.[2]
Supports. The Washington Post reports Machado traveled into Venezuela days earlier through neighboring Colombia, according to two people briefed on her return.[3]
Supports. Il Foglio, citing ABC, reports her eighth attempt succeeded in returning to Venezuela via Colombia.[4]
Context. Reuters reports her team did not disclose how she returned, so the route is sourced to anonymous officials rather than an official statement.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns home after fraught year awayreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuelanytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela to push for electionswashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Why Machado has returned to Venezuela, taking everyone by surpriseilfoglio.it · not rated · cited for: supports
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