AI Hoax Concerns Grow Following Maduro Capture Announcement

#SanPedro, #Venezuela
Tech companies are investigating a viral Reddit post suspected of being an AI-generated hoax following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.Donald Trump announced the arrest on January 5, 2026, which sparked a massive wave of queries on Elon Musk’s Grok and other chatbots.While DoorDash and Uber Eats executives denied claims of driver mistreatment, platforms like Gemini and Claude flagged the content as likely artificial intelligence creations.
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