Fact-check: “Venezuelan oil production has doubled since Maduro was removed”
Verdict: False (82% confidence)
The documented evidence shows Venezuelan crude oil production rose from roughly 924,000 bpd in January 2026 to 1.179 million bpd in May 2026 — an increase of about 27.6%, nowhere near a doubling. Exports rose more sharply (around 61% year-on-year by May 2026), and short-term ship liftings roughly doubled, but neither exports nor ship liftings are the same thing as production. No primary source documents a doubling of Venezuelan oil production since Maduro's removal in January 2026.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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