Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
4 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
China is perceived more positively as a global influence than the United States in Latin America, according to a new regional survey, in a first since the poll began in 1995.
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poll → perceive → 1995
The 2026 Latinobarometro survey published on Friday found that 65 percent of respondents in 17 countries saw China as a positive influence.
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percent → publish → influence
That was compared with 57 percent who said the same of the US.
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who → compare → US
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Support for China has risen sharply since 2020, when 48 percent of respondents viewed its influence positively.
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percent → say → influence
The figure for the US has fallen from 60 percent over the same period.
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figure → fall → period
Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic were the only countries surveyed where respondents viewed US influence more positively than China’s.
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respondents → survey → China
Latinobarometro, a Chile-based nonprofit organisation, conducts annual surveys across the region on issues including democracy, the economy, security and migration.
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Latinobarometro → base → democracy
The findings come during US President Donald Trump’s second term, as his administration has sought to strengthen Washington’s influence in Latin America, particularly through exercising more military might.
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administration → come → might
That has included conducting strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the region, which rights groups have decried as extrajudicial killings, and abducting Venezuela’s then-leader Nicolas Maduro in Brazil.
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groups → include → Brazil
Trump has described his approach as the “Donroe Doctrine”.
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Trump → describe → Doctrine
Despite the findings on global influence, the US remained more popular than China when respondents were asked about their overall views of the two countries.
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respondents → remain → countries
Some 63 percent of respondents said they had a favourable opinion of the US, compared with 58 percent for China.
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they → say → China
The survey also asked respondents about the US military capture of Maduro.
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survey → ask → Maduro
A majority in all but one country, Argentina, approved of Maduro’s capture by US forces.
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majority → approve → forces
Views were more divided over what the operation meant for Venezuela, with 35 percent saying removing Maduro had benefitted the country and 28 percent saying it had harmed it.
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it → divide → it
Venezuelans were among the populations most likely to view US influence positively, according to the survey.
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Venezuelans → view → survey
The 2026 survey was based on about 19,200 face-to-face interviews conducted in 17 countries between May 7 and June 17, with a margin of error of 1 percent.
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survey → base → percent
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