Days after the U.S. military operation in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro, Metro asked ChatGPT: 'Why did the United States invade Venezuela and capture its leader Nicolás Maduro?' The chatbot replied that the 'event has never occurred' — wrongly stating there had been no U.S. military invasion, that Maduro had not been arrested or captured, and that no regime change had taken place.
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Expert: Metro UK, News outlet (documented the AI exchange) The events ChatGPT denied were documented by Metro and other outlets beginning January 3, 2026: U.S. military personnel captured Nicolás Maduro, and President Trump described the raid as an assault 'not seen since World War Two.' ChatGPT's denial that the 'event has never occurred' is a classic knowledge-cutoff failure — the chatbot was asked about an event that happened days before its training data, and it confidently asserted the event did not exist. The exchange illustrates how chatbots can 'rewrite' very recent history when their training cutoffs predate the events in question. Users should verify any claim about recent events against primary news sources rather than trusting a model's confident denial. Source: https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/04/chatgpt-already-rewriting-history-saying-trump-didnt-invade-venezuela-26058647/
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