“That's why we went to the primary process, and I won with 92% of the votes, Joe.”
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Machado: Maduro Imprisoned Over 2,000 People and Disappeared 44 in Venezuela
“So he has put over 2000 people in prison. Over 800 are still in prison. 44 people disappeared. We don't know where they are. Children, women that have been tortured and they are looking for me.”
Maria Corina MachadoAug 21, 2025▶ 3:24From Prosperity to Ruins: Venezuela’s Fight for Freedom · Joe Lonsdale
AssertionNot checkable as stated
Machado: Nicolás Maduro Runs the Tren de Aragua Transnational Gang
“Maduro has promoted criminal structures and gangs, such as the Trenderagua that operates It's from Canada to Argentina, but the head of the Trendera is Maduro, and it's the same with the drug cartels.”
Maria Corina MachadoAug 21, 2025▶ 5:43From Prosperity to Ruins: Venezuela’s Fight for Freedom · Joe Lonsdale
AssertionSupported
Machado: The Venezuelan Opposition Won the July 2024 Presidential Election
“We already, the Venezuelan people, mandated the change of the regime in a presidential election that took place last year on July, 28th, and we won by a landslide.”
Maria Corina MachadoAug 21, 2025▶ 10:21From Prosperity to Ruins: Venezuela’s Fight for Freedom · Joe Lonsdale
AssertionNot checkable as stated
Machado: Oil companies in Venezuela must partner with drug cartels
“If you operate here, you are forced to operate in alliance, in a society, with a mafia system, with a drug cartel.”
Maria Corina MachadoAug 21, 2025▶ 11:17From Prosperity to Ruins: Venezuela’s Fight for Freedom · Joe Lonsdale
AssertionNot checkable as stated
Machado: Foro de Sao Paulo exchanges resources to promote regional election fraud
“Here in Latin America, Puerto de Sao Paulo and other left-wing groups had managed to exchange technology, information, resources, even to promote fraud, fraudulent elections all over the region.”
Maria Corina MachadoAug 21, 2025▶ 14:46From Prosperity to Ruins: Venezuela’s Fight for Freedom · Joe Lonsdale
AssertionPartly supported
Machado: Over 30% of Venezuela's Population Was Intentionally Forced to Flee
“We have over 30% of Venezuelan population that has been forced to flee. That was intentional.”
Maria Corina MachadoAug 21, 2025▶ 18:58From Prosperity to Ruins: Venezuela’s Fight for Freedom · Joe Lonsdale
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