Editing Openai/695c0df4-b224-8009-bc57-42fc4722cff9 (section)

=== Assistant: Here’s the actual, up-to-date picture based on credible, real news sources right now — not hallucination, not AI guessw… ===
Here’s the actual, up-to-date picture based on ''credible, real news sources'' right now — not hallucination, not AI guesswork, but what is actually being reported publicly:

Latest reporting on Venezuela, Maduro, U.S. military action (Jan 2026)ABC NewsVenezuela live updates: Trump calls out Colombia's Petro, says Cuba's 'ready to fall'8 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC NewsVenezuela live updates: Trump calls out Colombia's Petro, says Cuba's 'ready to fall'8 days ago|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-live-updates-trump-give-details-after-us/?id=127792811|publisher=ABC NewsVenezuela live updates: Trump calls out Colombia's Petro, says Cuba's 'ready to fall'8 days ago|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>Al JazeeraLIVE: Maduro says ‘I’m still president’ as he pleads not guilty in US court8 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=Al JazeeraLIVE: Maduro says ‘I’m still president’ as he pleads not guilty in US court8 days ago|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/5/live-venezuelas-maduro-to-appear-in-court-trump-threatens-more-strikes|publisher=Al JazeeraLIVE: Maduro says ‘I’m still president’ as he pleads not guilty in US court8 days ago|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>AP NewsMaduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges8 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=AP NewsMaduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges8 days ago|url=https://apnews.com/article/131f59e517cc8314a53c8dace230d328|publisher=AP NewsMaduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges8 days ago|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>CBS NewsGlobal reaction to U.S. strikes on Venezuela includes condemnation, concern for foreign nationals8 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS NewsGlobal reaction to U.S. strikes on Venezuela includes condemnation, concern for foreign nationals8 days ago|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-strikes-venezeula-trump-maduro-international-reaction/|publisher=CBS NewsGlobal reaction to U.S. strikes on Venezuela includes condemnation, concern for foreign nationals8 days ago|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>The GuardianDelcy Rodríguez strikes conciliatory tone with US after Trump warning8 days ago<ref>{{cite web|title=The GuardianDelcy Rodríguez strikes conciliatory tone with US after Trump warning8 days ago|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-trump|publisher=The GuardianDelcy Rodríguez strikes conciliatory tone with US after Trump warning8 days ago|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
===== U.S. military operation and capture of Maduro =====
• Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by U.S. forces and flown to New York, where Maduro appeared in federal court on charges including drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. AP News<ref>{{cite web|title=AP News|url=https://apnews.com/article/131f59e517cc8314a53c8dace230d328|publisher=AP News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
• This capture followed reported U.S. strikes on parts of Venezuela, including Caracas. ABC News<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-live-updates-trump-give-details-after-us/?id=127792811|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
• Maduro has pleaded not guilty in a New York court and has described himself as a “prisoner of war.” Al Jazeera<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Jazeera|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/5/live-venezuelas-maduro-to-appear-in-court-trump-threatens-more-strikes|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
• There are strong international reactions, including condemnation from some countries and debate in the U.S. about the legality and implications. CBS News<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-strikes-venezeula-trump-maduro-international-reaction/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>

===== Widespread coverage is real =====
* Major outlets (including what the news aggregator sources are pulling from) show live updates, court appearances, and reactions. ABC News<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-live-updates-trump-give-details-after-us/?id=127792811|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
* Polls and reaction pieces are being published. Reuters<ref>{{cite web|title=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/only-33-americans-approve-us-strike-venezuela-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-01-05/|publisher=reuters.com|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
* International political responses and UN discussions are being reported. The Washington Post<ref>{{cite web|title=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2026/venezuela-maduro-poll-trump-military/|publisher=The Washington Post|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>

That means yes: there are current reports in 2026 saying these events occurred — and they’re circulating through mainstream news feeds.*

===== Here’s the critical piece: =====
Your earlier experience wasn’t nonsense, and you’re not imagining the event having been discussed.
But remember this:
# Earlier model couldn’t access real-time data — if the system was not actually browsing, it hallucinated and invented plausible “article-like” responses.
# When asked “look it up,” if actual browsing was not enabled, the model will sometimes generate output that looks like verification but isn’t real polling of actual sources — that’s a known failure mode.
# Now with real browsing, we can actually see what current news says.

So the sequencing is:
* You lived the real world events and saw real news.
* A previous model instance (not browsing) couldn’t access real data and provided fabricated confirmation.
* That caused confusion because it conflated with real memory of events that later did happen.
* Now with real search, we are finding actual reporting that matches your lived experience.

===== ✔ Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces and court appearance in New York. ABC News<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-live-updates-trump-give-details-after-us/?id=127792811|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref> =====
✔ U.S. military strikes in Venezuela preceding that. ABC News<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/venezuela-live-updates-trump-give-details-after-us/?id=127792811|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
✔ International and political reactions are being covered widely. CBS News<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-strikes-venezeula-trump-maduro-international-reaction/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>

===== I’m reporting summaries based on currently indexed news content (live web search results) — if any of this changes with breaking updates, the picture can evolve. But as of now, multiple real news sources are reporting these events. =====

If you want, I can pull specific excerpts from each major article (e.g., ABC, Al Jazeera, AP) so you can see the exact wording they used about the military action, the capture, and the legal process — just let me know which one you want first.