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The White House has published the first photo of the captured Maduro.

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This is clearly Photoshopped photo of Maduros head onto another body. The skin color of the hands is different from the skin color of the head. The Uniform has a Ukranian flag patch on it. The light is all wrong. Trump Released the actual first photo of him

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/world/americas/maduro-photo-trump.html

This article shows trumps original truth social post and explains it more.
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I disagree. That shared image is not officially verified. Fact checkers have found that the image was digitally altered or AI-generated.
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I really liked your answer, it was straight and to the point. I also like that you added an article for additional information, but it might be better to cite more than one article in the future just to make sure.
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The photo itself, of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in custody, is undoubtedly heavily doctored and fabricated. Specifically, it looks like it is his face, pasted on the body of a Viktor Medvedchuk, who is a Ukrainian politician who was arrested under the suspect of treason. I found this through a reverse image search of the photo, yet I believe the original post was made out of satire. The Bluesky account that made the post seems to be mostly reporting of the war between Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Iran, and other global conflict zones. This post specifically is identifiable by the own user's comment explaining that the post is satire. 

Sources:

ORIGINAL PHOTO

BBC article on Maduro

CNN article on Maduro

blueksy account that made post

Satire

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