Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
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Politics
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Hundreds of supporters of Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado have taken to the streets to demand her safe return and presidential elections that could lead to a democratic transition in the country.
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that → take → country
In Caracas, hundreds of activists in sky blue shirts – the colour of Machado’s Vente Venezuela party – rode motorcycles through the capital’s main avenues on Sunday, honking their horns and waving Venezuelan flags.
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hundreds → ride → flags
Similar demonstrations were held in state capitals, including Valencia, Maracaibo and Merida.
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demonstrations → hold → Valencia
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storm → defeat → survivors
“This is not a matter of parties or politics,” said Flavio Valentini, a Vente Venezuela activist in Caracas who grabbed a megaphone and addressed the crowd.
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who → say → crowd
Machado has been living in exile for the past nine months and has had plans to return to Venezuela spoiled multiple times.
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plans → live → Venezuela
Opposition activists have accused Venezuela’s government of blocking her return, a claim the authorities deny.
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authorities → accuse → claim
Machado’s party said that on Monday night, the opposition leader made three unsuccessful attempts to return.
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leader → say → attempts
“We hope this transition process leads us to presidential elections and consolidates a free, democratic country that will be the main ally of the United States,” said Anthony Romero, a leader for Vente Venezuela, in the nation’s capital.
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Romero → hope → capital
The government has been widely accused of stealing elections, jailing dissidents and stifling freedom of speech.
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government → accuse → speech
But late last week, Venezuela released more than three dozen political prisoners following a second round of talks backed by the US between the interim government and the opposition.
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Venezuela → release → government
Machado, one of Venezuela’s most popular political leaders, was barred from running in Venezuela’s last presidential election by courts under the control of former President Nicolas Maduro.
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Machado → bar → Maduro
But her stand-in candidate is widely believed to have won the election with almost two-thirds of the vote.
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candidate → stand → vote
Maduro claimed victory nevertheless and unleashed a violent crackdown against dissidents who protested the official results, forcing Machado and dozens of opposition leaders to go into hiding.
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who → claim → hiding
Machado smuggled herself out of Venezuela last year after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to restore democracy in the country.
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she → smuggle → country
US special forces abducted Maduro from his Caracas home in January, but Machado has been unable to return to Venezuela since then.
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Machado → abduct → Venezuela
The government is now led by Delcy Rodriguez, a Maduro ally who has opened Venezuela’s oil industry to foreign investment and is working closely with the administration of US President Donald Trump.
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who → lead → Trump
Rodriguez told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday that Venezuela would hold elections as part of a transition to “full democracy”, but did not give a date for the vote.
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Venezuela → tell → vote
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