On Thursday, NewsGuard, an organization created by journalists to monitor disinformation and assess the credibility of news and information websites, launched a Venezuela misinformation tracker to debunk what it says are widely shared conspiracies in the Americas.The New York-based organization says the project is the result of six months of monitoring, and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State Global Engagement Center, though NewsGuard says it maintained complete editorial control of the project. By Lesley Cosme Torres. Full Text -> MiamiHerald

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El jueves, NewsGuard, una organización creada por periodistas para monitorear la desinformación y evaluar la credibilidad de los sitios web de noticias e información, lanzó un rastreador de información errónea de Venezuela para desacreditar lo que dice son conspiraciones ampliamente compartidas en las Américas. La organización con sede en Nueva York dice que el proyecto es el resultado de seis meses de monitoreo y está financiado por una subvención del Centro de Compromiso Global del Departamento de Estado de EE. UU., aunque NewsGuard dice que mantuvo el control editorial completo del proyecto

La narrativa de los medios financiados por el gobierno venezolano se alinea con los “códigos” del Kremlin, advierten expertos. Mientras Nicolás Maduro aboga por el diálogo, sus plataformas se suman a la línea comunicacional de Moscú. Full Text -> VOA

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Gabrielle told the Herald that the accounts linked to the Cuban government and the Maduro regime are located in different countries, “share each other’s content” and exhibit “artificial behaviour”. “Taken together, these types of accounts appear to be involved in the intentional undermining and disruption of public conversation, the artificial amplification of targeted narratives and conversations, bulk and aggressive tweeting and retweeting, and hashtag cramming, among other tactics and techniques,” the official said. By Nora Gámez Torres. Full Text -> The Start

CNN didn’t receive the memo that Guaido has bipartisan support in the United States. Instead, they parroted the talking points of dictator Maduro. In CNN’s chyron, the network described Guaido as the “opposition leader” of Venezuela when Guadio is recognized as the legitimate President of Venezuela.By Chrissy Clark. Full text-> The Federalist