Cabello launched Con El Mazo Dando on state television
Cabello's weekly program Con El Mazo Dando began broadcasting in February 2014 and became a recurring state-television platform. In the causal graph this event weakens Cabello PSUV strongman and interior repression, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.
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Cabello's weekly program Con El Mazo Dando began broadcasting in February 2014 and became a recurring state-television platform. Later UN findings documented his use of the program to publicize information supplied by community informants about opposition politicians and human-rights defenders, making the program part of the documented repression environment rather than merely a personal media project. Mazo Dando (opens in a new tab)
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What changed
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- FactCabello launched Con El Mazo Dando on state television
- weakensDriverCabello PSUV strongman and interior repression
- weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
impact weight 0.34 · verified
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.34 × strength 0.45)
Observed
29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).
20212023 Above normal = better
- Better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.34 × strength 0.45)
Observed
43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
Evidence
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- 1.A/HRC/45/CRP.11 — Detailed findings of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaUN Human Rights Council Independent International Fact-Finding Mission · verified
- 2.Con El Mazo Dando salió al aire por primera vez el 10 de febrero de 2014 (+infografía)Con El Mazo Dando · verified
Causal path
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- FactCabello launched Con El Mazo Dando on state television
- weakensDriverCabello PSUV strongman and interior repression
- weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government
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Factrail. (2026). Cabello launched Con El Mazo Dando on state television. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-con-el-mazo-dando-launch-2014
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Accessed 15 October 2026.
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