John Marquee

@johnmarquee.bsky.social

Observer. OSINT/IMINT. Geolocation. GIS. Usual caveats.

THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture. In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.

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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 7mo ago

THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated. According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.

This is potentially significant. POV10.42651, -66.88582 ID'd by Twitter acct @john_marquee has smoke in the direction of a base that include a number of military academies as well as the General Command of the Army, Strategic Operational Command, and the Ministry of the People's Power for Defense.

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Before/after low-resolution satellite imagery (via Copernicus Sentinel-2) of damage to support facility structures at Shahroud Space Center. The structure on the right side of the highlighted area was previously targeted by Israel in October 2024 and subsequently rebuilt.

Before/after false color low-resolution satellite imagery of the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center following Israeli and US strikes. Any possible damage to the tunnel entrances would likely not be visible at this resolution.

new satellite imagery (from this morning) of Russia's Engles Air Base, which was hit by Ukrainian drones a day earlier. Craters and destroyed buildings are visible. Images 1-3 from March 21; Image 4 from Dec. 2024. By Maxar Technologies.

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