A short video on Instagram that gained more than 4.5 million views supposedly shows Venezuelans in the streets celebrating Maduro's arrest.

Rating

DW Fact check: Fake. The video is not real but AI-generated. The people in the video appear highly emotional: Some hug each other, others cry or scream, some stand still. On closer inspection, several inconsistencies typical of AI-generated videos become apparent. For example, the raised finger of a man flickers and disappears. Another man's hand appears deformed. Additionally, the jewelry of several people looks fragmented and incomplete.

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · January 6, 2026