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ChangoLoa

(2,010 posts)
Tue Feb 25, 2014, 06:43 PM Feb 2014

Venezuela govt LIES: Diodado Cabello's picture showing war weapons held by anti-chavista is a fake! [View all]

Talk about manipulating the truth and creating fear with lies...

Last night during his show "hitting with the sledgehammer" on the main state TV channel (VTV), D. Cabello (the president of Ven. National Assembly) aired this very spectacular image of a supposed arsenal of war weapons held by a retired general called Vivas, a notorious anti-chavista right-winger*.



As you can see, it was actually the picture of an airsoft guns rental shop in the US...

So here you have THE most important man of the regime after the president caught using fake pictures and trying to manipulate the public opinion on national TV.

Someone said manipulation and lies?

*Vivas is currently barricaded in his house with an assault rifle in his hands as he refuses to be arrested. He is accused of moral complicity in a murder case. The arrest order was given after a PSUV biker died in a anti-bike trap which was probably put by rioters during a recent night protest. Neighbors are surrounding his house in order to prevent the cops from intervening.


A special mention to the artist who posted this crap:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1108&pid=26215

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haha Chavistas suck. n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #1
I've seen manipulated photos from both sides. uberblonde Feb 2014 #2
well, the head of the national assembly egregiously and purposefully lying vs. any dork Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #3
One thing is random people posting up wrong info/images on social media,... Marksman_91 Feb 2014 #4
yep, and you just know there are those who will purposefully post false images Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #5
There's a difference between random tweets and a national broadcast. joshcryer Feb 2014 #6
And they lied when they asked for peace while the GN mecherosegarden Feb 2014 #7
Any thought from the pro-regime folks? This is a pretty outrageous manipulation of the truth. nt Flatulo Feb 2014 #8
they are ok with the lies n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #9
I'm sure they are. I just want to see how this can get spun. nt Flatulo Feb 2014 #10
you won't see them condemning Diosdado thats for sure n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #11
They didn't condemn Maduro for his homophobic slurs. joshcryer Feb 2014 #12
was that the same show as the paint ball guy killed by the National Guard Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #13
It's been a few days... Where are the regime defenders in this? They repeatedly ask for Flatulo Feb 2014 #14
the cruel and disgraceful comments by DIosdado about the "paintball paramilitary" man Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #15
I agree, the deafening silence is at the very least shameful, and at worst, cruelly cynical. Flatulo Feb 2014 #16
my pleasure, thank you n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #17
Your link clearly shows the disinformation strategy by venezuelanalysis ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #18
its sickening, the government is a lie and a joke n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2014 #19
Maduro is being manipulated into heading to a wall ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #20
did they get him? n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2014 #21
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