Content

Wed, Dec 16, 2020

How Venezuelans use Twitter to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis

Opposition leaders were among the most

Social Media

Fri, Aug 7, 2020

A glimpse into RT’s Latin American audience

Kremlin-funded RT has grown its audience

Social Media

Wed, Jul 22, 2020

New accounts, old tricks: pro-Maduro regime propaganda on Twitter

A batch of newly created chavista

Social Media

Wed, Jul 8, 2020

Facebook takes down inauthentic assets targeting multiple Latin American elections

Inauthentic assets posed as independent news

Argentina Elections

Tue, Jun 30, 2020

Cuba-linked Twitter activity trends in Venezuela

In the wake of COVID-19, Cuba-linked

Social Media

Wed, May 13, 2020

Pro-Maduro state media outlets outperform others online discussing failed Venezuela operation

Other news outlets found less success

Social Media

Fri, May 8, 2020

Maduro regime exploits return of Venezuelan migrants during pandemic

Pro-Maduro blogs and outlets claim Venezuelans

Social Media

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Venezuelan fringe websites impersonate media outlets on Facebook

Facebook assets impersonating CNN en Español and NTN24 promoted content created by two external websites

Social Media

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

Operation Copy/Paste: Twitter network artificially amplified anti-Guaidó hashtags

Accounts used random text, including Wikipedia entries and song lyrics, to post anti-Guaidó hashtags on Twitter, in a likely attempt to avoid detection

Government Social Media

Wed, Mar 11, 2020

Maduro’s attempt to exploit coronavirus outbreak backfires on social media

Venezuela’s Maduro calls COVID-19 a biological weapon to attack China, leading to critique of condition of the country’s healthcare system

Security

Fri, Mar 6, 2020

Rumors of a U.S. military intervention in Venezuela grow

Blogs and YouTube videos spread the rumor that Juan Guaidó gave the United States permission to intervene militarily in Venezuela

Government

Wed, Feb 19, 2020

Anti-Guaidó and anti-Maduro hashtags trend on Twitter

Accounts that support Brazilian President Bolsonaro pushed hashtags denouncing Guaidó and Maduro and promoted military intervention in Venezuela

Government Social Media