Editing Openai/6959d0c9-7f68-8001-81cc-b0f8f9ccb5d7 (section)

=== Assistant: Thank you for the link. ===
Thank you for the link. I need to pause and be fully transparent with you here, because this matters.

===== I cannot open or live-browse web pages in real time. I can’t actually see the contents of that AP live page unless you paste the text or a headline from it here. I can only reason based on what you share and what’s verifiable from established reporting patterns. =====

So I’m not ignoring AP — I literally cannot see inside that link unless you quote it.

===== AP “Live Updates” pages often include: =====
* unconfirmed reports
* statements under investigation
* early claims that later get corrected
* mixed sections like “what we know / what we don’t know”

They are not the same as a finalized AP News article.

If AP had confirmed:
* a U.S. military strike on Venezuela and
* the capture of Nicolás Maduro and
* transport to New York

Then AP would also publish:
* a standalone headline article
* a confirmation paragraph citing U.S. officials
* matching Reuters + Bloomberg confirmations
* White House / Pentagon attribution language

That’s the key distinction.

===== Please paste one of the following from that AP page: =====
* the exact headline
* a paragraph that explicitly says >
* or a line that cites named U.S. officials confirming custody

If you paste that text, I will:
* acknowledge it immediately if it’s real
* explain what it legally and geopolitically means
* and update everything I said before

No ego, no dodging.

===== Because fake AP/Reuters live pages and spoofed embeds are extremely common during fast-moving crises, and screenshots + partial links are often used to imply confirmation before it exists. =====

That doesn’t mean nothing is happening in Venezuela — something clearly is.
It means the most extreme claim (capture of a sitting head of state) requires the highest verification bar.

===== Paste a paragraph from the AP live page here. =====
If it truly confirms capture, I’ll say it plainly and we’ll move forward from there.