“Venezuela said Friday, January 9, it had launched talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its president.”

• Venezuela did announce talks to restore diplomatic ties with the United States, but the claim that US forces had deposed Nicolás Maduro days earlier is false; no credible evidence supports a US-led deposition of Maduro.

Venezuela did announce talks to restore diplomatic ties with the United States, but the claim that US forces had deposed Nicolás Maduro days earlier is false; no credible evidence supports a US-led deposition of Maduro.