BBC's Venezuela Coverage: Journalists Told to Avoid Saying US 'Kidnaped' Nicolas Maduro

Controversy has erupted after a leaked BBC memo reportedly instructed journalists not to use the word “kidnapped” when describing how Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was taken into US custody. Instead, the guidance suggests neutral terms such as “captured” or “seized” to describe the US military operation — a move that critics say sanitizes language and shields government actions from scrutiny.