Radio Martí interrupts programming to report helicopters over Caracas; on-air claim not sourced in transcript
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Summary
During the Feb. 5–6 Radio Martí special, an announcer interrupted the program to say several helicopters were bombing Caracas and that U.S. forces had conducted an operation to detain Nicolás Maduro; the broadcast offered no sourcing or corroboration in the provided transcript.
During a Feb. 5–6, 2026 special edition of Radio Martí, an announcer interrupted programming saying "Rompemos la programación" and reported "se identificaron varios helicópteros bombardeando Caracas," adding that U.S. forces had carried out an operation to bring Nicolás Maduro to justice. The claim was presented on-air without attribution or evidence in the transcript.
The interruption appears between the program’s readings of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the interview segment with filmmaker Ernesto Fundora. The broadcast did not include follow-up sourcing, eyewitness accounts, or official confirmation within the recorded segment. The transcript does not record any verification or correction by hosts later in the program.
Because the assertion is significant and presented without sourcing, independent verification from news agencies, official statements, or multiple eyewitness reports would be required before treating it as factual.
