Corporate Media Parrot Dubious Drug Claims That Justify War on Venezuela
With a possible military operation that could have disastrous consequences, corporate outlets are unsurprisingly ceding the floor to the warmongers.
Ricardo Vaz
Western Media Use ‘Peace’ Prize to Fuel War Propaganda
Rather than scrutinize María Corina Machado credentials, the media establishment whitewashed the most unpeaceful elements in her background.
NYT Advises Trump to Kill More Venezuelans
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens made an overt case for US military intervention to topple Venezuela’s government.
NYT Ramps Up Venezuela Propaganda Ahead of Elections
With two months to go before Venezuelan elections, Western outlets are busy crafting familiar narratives, and leading the charge is the New York Times.
As Venezuela Mends Ties With Latin Neighbors, Western Media Turn Up the Propaganda
Western outlets will stop at no length to defend Washington’s agenda, even if that means reheating debunked narratives.
Guaidó Is Gone, but Media Dishonesty Is Here to Stay
Corporate media remain as unwilling as ever to question US foreign policy, regardless of its deadly consequences.
‘Calibrated’ Dishonesty: Western Media Coverage of Venezuela Sanctions
US officials have free rein to continue inflicting collective punishment on Venezuelans without challenge or scrutiny.
On Venezuela, Only Hawkish ‘Dissent’ Allowed
The only allowed criticism of official policy comes from the right, demanding the US be as extreme as possible in dealing with its “enemies.”
Western Media: Venezuelan Elections Must Be Undemocratic, Because Chavismo Won
The opposition’s electoral defeat prompted some outlets to to publish sobering headlines, and others to double down on propaganda.
US Sanctions Against Venezuela Cause Shortages in Diesel, Editorial Standards
As the US blockade becomes more asphyxiating to Venezuelans than ever before, corporate outlets have either turned their gaze somewhere else, or doubled down on misrepresenting sanctions.
US Media Require No Evidence for Claims of Electoral Fraud—in Venezuela
Corporate outlets have summarily denounced Trump’s bogus claims of vote fraud, thought for years they have faithfully echoed similarly spurious accusations made about elections held by official enemies.
Guardian Blames Trump’s Murderous US Exceptionalism on Hugo Chávez
What better time to vilify the popular former leader of a country under deadly US siege than a deadly pandemic? Such was clearly the reasoning of Guardian journalist Rory Carroll when he penned an op-ed headlined, “Blunder, Distraction, Denial: Trump Follows Chávez’s Successful Template” (4/19/20). Seemingly immune to irony, Carroll compares Venezuela’s late socialist […]
Corporate Media Cover for US Mob Threats Against Venezuela
The Trump administration unveiled on March 31 a “democratic transition” plan to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office. Washington’s stenographers in the corporate press were quick to present the initiative as “sanctions relief.”
Whitewashing a Far-Right Coup in Bolivia
Backed by Washington, the coup that the Western media deny is a coup (FAIR.org, 11/11/19) appears successful, at least for the time being. However, as in the short-lived 2002 coup in Venezuela, the media blackout and savage repression have not stopped multitudes of Bolivians from taking to the streets to restore democracy. Only time will tell if the pueblo will triumph.
Western Media Whitewash Bolivia’s Far-Right Coup
Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media can hardly conceal their adulation.
Media Continue to Push Misinformation About Venezuela and Drug Trafficking
Allegations of Chavista drug trafficking count among the corporate media’s favorite Venezuela soundbites. A new Wall Street Journal article rehashes the same claims, but extends them to taint late President Hugo Chávez, who is purported to have “wielded cocaine trafficking as a weapon.”
Western Media Losing Enthusiasm for Failing Coup in Venezuela
There is no clearer indication of the Western media’s growing disillusionment than the gradual demotion of Juan Guaído from “interim president” to “National Assembly president” or “opposition leader.”
NYT Parrots US Propaganda on Hezbollah in Venezuela
The New York Times’ claims of a relationship between Caracas and Hezbollah are entirely unoriginal, having been repeated by corporate journalists and national security pundits without evidence for years.
There’s Far More Diversity in Venezuela’s ‘Muzzled’ Media Than in US Corporate Press
The international corporate media have long displayed a peculiar creativity with the facts in their Venezuela reporting, to the point that coverage of the nation’s crisis has become perhaps the world’s most lucrative fictional genre.
Pathological Deceit: The NYT Inverts Reality on Venezuela’s Cuban Doctors
A New York Times “exposé” of Cuban doctors’ supposed interference in Venezuelan elections was riddled with inaccuracies, omissions and misrepresentations.
