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Venezuela’s Machado says ‘no regrets’ about giving her Nobel Prize to Trump

South China Morning Post · · 220 words · By Agence France-Presse
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday she had “no regrets” about symbolically handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump in January.”
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Multiple web search results report that Maria Corina Machado stated she has 'no regrets' about symbolically giving her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. Sources include reports from Pakistan Today and general coverage of the event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, an international peace prize established according to the will of Alfred Nobel, was announced on 10 October 2025 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway. It was aw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nobel_Peace_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967) is a Venezuelan politician, activist, and prominent leader of the opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. She served as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_Corina_Machado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize
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““There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked the lives of his country’s citizens for Venezuela’s freedom,” she told a news conference in Madrid.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that Machado stated at a news conference in Madrid that a world leader risked their country's citizens' lives for Venezuela's freedom, specifically naming Donald Trump in some reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. The election was contentious, with international monitors calling …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_presidential_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, an international peace prize established according to the will of Alfred Nobel, was announced on 10 October 2025 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway. It was aw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nobel_Peace_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967) is a Venezuelan politician, activist, and prominent leader of the opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. She served as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_Corina_Machado
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“Machado presented her Nobel Prize to Trump when she met him in the White House just two weeks after he ordered US forces to attack Caracas and snatch Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.”
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Multiple web search results connect Machado presenting her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump with the context of US actions regarding Nicolas Maduro, suggesting the presentation followed or related to Trump's actions against Maduro.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, an international peace prize established according to the will of Alfred Nobel, was announced on 10 October 2025 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway. It was aw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nobel_Peace_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ig Nobel Prize () is a satirical prize awarded annually since 1991 to promote public engagement with scientific research. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967) is a Venezuelan politician, activist, and prominent leader of the opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. She served as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_Corina_Machado
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“Trump, who has long coveted the award, is currently embroiled in the Middle East war he started with his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with air strikes on Iran at the end of February.”
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While multiple web search results discuss Trump and Netanyahu regarding air strikes on Iran, the claim specifies that Trump is 'currently embroiled' in a war he 'started' with Netanyahu, including air strikes 'at the end of February.' The evidence provides context about past or potential involvement (e.g., 'in February' or 'March 15'), but no single source confirms the entire narrative structure (Trump starting the war with Netanyahu, culminating in air strikes at the end of February) as a definitive, current event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frederick Christ Trump (middle name pronounced KRIHST; October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was an American real estate developer and businessman. He was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 16 May 2025, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, undertook his first major international trip of his second term, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2025_visit_by_Donald_Trump…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle Eastern crisis is an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability in the Middle East as a result of the Gaza war and genocide. It has primarily consisted of co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…
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“The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the peace prize, made clear after Machado handed her 2025 Nobel medal to Trump that the actual honour it represents “cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others”.”
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Multiple web search results cite the Norwegian Nobel Committee/Institute stating that the Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred, directly addressing the context of Machado's gift.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Nobel Committee is a working body responsible for most of the work involved in selecting Nobel Prize laureates. There are six awarding committees from four institutions, one for each Nobel Prize. Fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Committee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Norwegian Nobel Committee (Norwegian: Den norske Nobelkomité) selects the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize each year on behalf of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel's estate, based on instructi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Nobel_Committee
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“Machado said Trump’s military operation to snatch Maduro, who is currently detained in New York facing US drug charges, was “something we Venezuelans will never forget”.”
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Multiple web search results report Machado stating that Trump's military operation to remove Maduro, who was allegedly detained in the US facing drug charges, was an unforgettable event for Venezuelans.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nicolás Maduro Moros[f] (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who has been the de jure president of Venezuela since 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump’s military operation to remove Maduro, who is currently detained in the US facing drug trafficking charges, is “something we Venezuelans will never forget”, she was quoted by AFP news agency as …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/18/no-regrets-venezuel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nicolás Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, arrived in Brooklyn and will be held on drugs and weapons charges. The country’s interim leader demanded his return.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-maduro-v…
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