Photo composition showing Venezuelan influencer Greg Allessandro Sewo next to the logos of social media platforms and stacks of US dollar bills in the background. Photo: RedRadioVE.
As an element in its attempted coup against Venezuela’s democratically elected government, the US-backed opposition offered social media influencers US $400 each to create content suggesting that the electoral process was fraudulent, a leaked video revealed.
In the leaked video, a Venezuelan content creator explains that he received US$ 400 to create a series of posts critiquing President Maduro, questioning the results of the election, and encouraging violent demonstrations against the government.
¡TREMENDO NEGOCIO!
Se filtra video: Hasta 400$ cobraron influencer a María Corina en Argentina.
— Michel Caballero Palma (@MichelCaballero) August 21, 2024
For US $400, the influencer produced two reels on Instagram, two reels on Tik Tok, and eight social media posts over the course of two weeks.
These details were revealed by the Venezuelan minister for communication and information, Freddy Ñáñez. Through his Telegram channel, Ñáñez revealed a video created by the Instagram account @nitantukky [above] showing a conversation with the Venezuelan content creator residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Greg Allessandro Sewo Hernández, better known as @GregAventuras. In the video, Sewo Hernández explains how he is paid in advance through the Binance cryptocurrency platform.
In the video, the young man also commented that “I am not going to be appearing in Con el Mazo Dando. We must emphasize the voting records, and based on that, I prepare content more or less of what I do—organic. Here in Buenos Aires, I can go to a place and interview people and make a video of the experience.”
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Finally, the video shows screenshots of the messages where the monetary transaction is carried out and explains the procedure for taking part in the campaign on social media networks.
In recent weeks, a viral campaign has been carried out on social media platforms attempting to discredit Venezuela’s electoral process. Notably, numerous influencers who normally do not comment on political issues have been involved. In addition, social media accounts that were dormant or recently created have been inundating the “comments” sections of any content that supports the democratically elected government of President Maduro.
In Venezuela, calm has been restored since August 31, and the acts of violence carried out by far-right demonstrators and their hired thugs have abated. Nevertheless, this social media campaign has attempted to portray Venezuela as a country under siege, with security forces committing human rights abuses in a pitched battle against widespread demonstrations in favor of the US-backed opposition. In addition, the campaign is attempting to report, censor, or deplatform accounts that are supportive of the Bolivarian Revolution that began with the election of socialist leader Hugo Chávez in 1998.
(RedRadioVE) by Victoria Torres with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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