"Venezuela’s President and candidate for re-election, Nicolás Maduro, attacked international news agencies, Spanish EFE, British Reuters, French Associated France Presse (AFP) and US Associated Press (AP), which are covering the national election campaign. He accused them of lying 'every day'. [...]
Maduro slammed international news agencies, labelling them as 'rubbish', during a political rally on 9 July in La Guaira state, northern of the country. 'Every day these agencies come out with a lie or two' the President and candidate for re-election said in front of hundreds of people. Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Venezuela on 28 July.
The International Federation of Journalists has joined its Spanish affiliate, the Federation of Spanish Journalists’ Associations (FAPE), in standing in solidarity with slammed international news agencies, and highlighted the critical and rigorous informative work they carry out across the world, including in Venezuela."
