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applegrove

(130,278 posts) Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:17 PM Monday

Trump Busted Using Bogus Footage in His Big Victory Lap

Trump Busted Using Bogus Footage in His Big Victory Lap

NICE TRY

Tom Latchem
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Tom Sanders
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Janna Brancolini
Published Jan. 5 2026 12:33PM EST

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-busted-using-bogus-footage-in-his-big-venezuela-maduro-victory-lap/

Footage shared by Donald Trump to boast of Venezuelans taking to the streets en masse to celebrate his ouster of Nicolás Maduro is actually from an unrelated 2024 demonstration.

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Facing criticism for not having won congressional clearance for the move, the president amplified footage on Truth Social presented as scenes of people celebrating in the South American country after Maduro was taken into U.S. custody two days earlier.

Footage from a 2024 demonstration was used in this post claiming to depict a mass celebration for the removal of Nicolas Maduro.

The clip was overlayed with an X post by conservative influencer David J. Harris Jr. that proclaims: “INCREDIBLE! Millions of Venezuelans are celebrating the news of the collapse of the Maduro regime!” Trump reposted the video from his own account, where it showed hundreds of reposts and thousands of likes.

CNN - Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez claimed people in Venzuela were now too afraid to be on the streets cheering.

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Trump Busted Using Bogus Footage in His Big Victory Lap (Original Post) applegrove Monday OP

As Anyone with an Intelligence Quotient Over 5 (i.e.in a Dead Heat with the Felon) Well Knows by Now, The Roux Comes First Monday #1

nobody is in the streets celebrating lapfog_1 Monday #2

And his dumb cult eats it up MaineBlueBear Monday #3

While protesting this BS yesterday, a young man of European descent yelled, yay Venezuelans are free now. 1WorldHope Monday #4

Even if it was true, usedtobedemgurl Monday #5

Damn, is there anything he doesn't lie about? PatSeg Monday #6

Stephanie Miller Just Jerome Monday #8

Ha, ha! PatSeg Monday #11

The pics I have seen on Canadian and BBC show the streets of Caracas empty Bev54 Monday #7

U.S. journalists are probably afraid to show the truth KS Toronado Monday #9

WIRED reported this happening. See this post for complete AI examples and misuses... ancianita Monday #10

The Roux Comes First

(2,154 posts)

1. As Anyone with an Intelligence Quotient Over 5 (i.e.in a Dead Heat with the Felon) Well Knows by Now,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:46 PM

Monday

If there is an opportunity to lie, cheat, or mis-lead, he simply can't resist. It's like water in the presence of gravity.

lapfog_1

(31,657 posts)

2. nobody is in the streets celebrating

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:05 PM

Monday

many are happy Maduro is gone... but the military is still there... demonstrating against Maduro would be possibly fatal.

people are tying to get food ( canned ) and medicine.

This is from a Venezuelan friend in Chile:
[11:59 AM, 1/5/2026] franchesca: Aoan están los militares en toda Venecia
[11:59 AM, 1/5/2026] franchesca: Venezuela
[12:00 PM, 1/5/2026] franchesca: Se fue la luz que posibilidades hay que le regalamos poco de medicamento y una linterna a mi prima y su mamá

MaineBlueBear

(411 posts)

3. And his dumb cult eats it up

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:10 PM

Monday

1WorldHope

(1,862 posts)

4. While protesting this BS yesterday, a young man of European descent yelled, yay Venezuelans are free now.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:17 PM

Monday

No, the Venezuelans just have the same dictator that we have now.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,931 posts)

5. Even if it was true,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:26 PM

Monday

It was an illegal act. People cheering does not void that out.

PatSeg

(52,179 posts)

6. Damn, is there anything he doesn't lie about?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:36 PM

Monday

Just Jerome

(434 posts)

8. Stephanie Miller

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

Monday

sometimes plays a drop of him saying, “I am a trader.”
Of course we all hear “traitor.” So that’s almost like truthful.

PatSeg

(52,179 posts)

11. Ha, ha!

Reply to Just Jerome (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:20 PM

Monday

Sometimes he inadvertently tells the truth.

Bev54

(13,200 posts)

7. The pics I have seen on Canadian and BBC show the streets of Caracas empty

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:04 PM

Monday

KS Toronado

(23,060 posts)

9. U.S. journalists are probably afraid to show the truth

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:16 PM

Monday

after Gropenfuhrer posted all the cheering crowds, they are tired of death threats.

ancianita

(42,900 posts)

10. WIRED reported this happening. See this post for complete AI examples and misuses...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:17 PM

Monday

More related to your post at this link about X and TikTok's spread of disinformation, AI or not...
https://archive.ph/ILu1o

... was also posted here... https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220909791

Thanks for the post about msm "catching" his disinformation propaganda posts.

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