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266 Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon's Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

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Makena Kelly @ Wired · 01/07/2026 11:00 EDT

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon's Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

Mainstream reporters are out at the Pentagon, and right-wing influencers are in. The results are predictable, and oddly reminiscent of Iraq War-era warblogging.

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