Trump posts fake Wikipedia image naming him Venezuela's 'Acting President'

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12 Jan 2026 • 11:08 • 1 min read

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Time reports that on Sunday evening, Trump posted on Truth Social a fake image of a Wikipedia page labeling him the "Acting President of Venezuela" as of January 2026; his current Wikipedia profile does not show that designation. Earlier, memes circulated online about Secretary of State Marco Rubio—who has also taken on the roles of acting USAID administrator, acting national archivist, and acting national security adviser—receiving another fill-in assignment.

In reality, Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s vice president and oil minister, was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim President on Jan. 5. Rodríguez decried the arrests of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and the Trump Administration has backed Rodríguez, albeit threatening that she would "pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro" if she does not kowtow to U.S.

demands. On Jan. 9 the Caracas government under Rodríguez said it began exploring a process to restore diplomatic ties with Washington, and the State Department said a small diplomatic delegation from Washington visited Venezuela to preliminarily assess reopening the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.