AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela operation 

The report describes how AI-generated imagery, recycled videos, and coordinated narratives flooded social media after a U.S. raid in Caracas that captured Nicolás Maduro, amplifying themes of U.S. imperialism and oil exploitation while reviving debunked 2020 election conspiracies. Disinformation researchers observed large-scale activity across Spanish- and English-language channels, noting that both state-aligned and domestic actors leveraged familiar narratives to reinforce existing beliefs amid limited official details from the administration.