“Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners. Thank you! I hope those prisoners will remember how lucky they got that the USA came along and did what had to be done. I HOPE THEY NEVER FORGET! If they do, it will not be good for them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!! President DJT” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The post exaggerates the scale of Venezuelan political prisoner releases following the U.S. military operation that captured President Maduro. While some prisoners were released, the number is small—only about eleven out of more than 800 documented cases. The process was gradual, limited, and did not amount to the sweeping action implied in the […]