 Andrés Cañizales, a researcher at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, said that as a result of the lack of reliable mainstream news broadcasting, most Venezuelans stay informed via social networking services, and fake news and internet hoaxes have a higher impact in Venezuela than in other countries.In early 2015, the Maduro government accused the United States of attempting to overthrow him.The Venezuelan government performed elaborate actions to respond to such alleged attempts and to convince the public that its claims were true.