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Below is an evaluation of various sources used internationally which use "coup" or similar wording while directly describing Operation Gideon (2020).

Summary

A large percentage of sources determined to be generally reliable on Wikipedia describe the event as a "coup attempt", "failed coup" or use "coup" wording in some capacity. The use of such descriptions is also observed internationally, including by many newspapers of record and generally reliable Venezuelan sources. While the Maduro government occasionally uses the term "Operation Gideon", it recognizes the event overall as an attempted coup.

The event has been directly compared to the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt in previous discussions. During a recent move proposal, the code name title of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel was moved from the operational term, with one user noting that nearly all operational titles were renamed to descriptive titles in the highly contentious Arab–Israeli conflict topics. With Venezuelan articles being highly controversial themselves, descriptive titles would be more recommended than POV code name titles.

WP:GREL

Legend

  Newspaper of record

  National broadcaster

Organization	Origin	Language	Source	Headline	Body
ABC News	United States	English	[1]	N/A	"Botched Venezuela coup fallout"
Al Jazeera	Qatar	English	[2]	N/A	"Silvercorp USA, claimed responsibility for the failed coup d’etat"
Associated Press 1	United States	English	[3]	Trump denies ties to Venezuela coup attempt that leaves ex-special forces soldiers jailed	N/A
Associated Press 2	United States	English	[4]	N/A	"his bold plan for a private coup"
Associated Press 3	United States	English	[5]	N/A	"U.S. government regarding the procurement of weapons for the coup effort"
Associated Press 4	United States	English	[6]	Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans	"U.S. government may have known about Alcalá's coup plotting"
Associated Press 5	United States	English	[7]	Ex-Green Beret stands with Venezuelan coup plotter ahead of U.S. sentencing on terror charges	"their covert coup plans"
The Australian	Australia	English	[8]	Venezuela holds US mercenaries after botched coup	"Jordan Goudreau, left, claims to have led the failed coup"
BBC News	United Kingdom	Spanish	[9]	N/A	"Operation Gideon was a deeply flawed coup attempt."
Bloomberg News 1	United States	English	[10]	N/A	"Venezuela easily halted a bollixed coup led by an American"
Bloomberg News 2	United States	English	[11]	N/A	"Following a failed coup led by an American"
Bloomberg News 3	United States	English	[12]	Two Americans Held in Venezuela Are Part of Failed Ragtag Coup	N/A
Bloomberg News 4	United States	English	[13]	The Mercenary Who Botched a Maduro Coup Is Lying Low in Florida	"Goudreau said he'd recruited secretive investors to help finance a coup in Venezuela", "Denman, too, said the coup had U.S. government backing", "center questions surrounding the coup", "spectacle his coup attempt generated"
Buzzfeed News	United States	English	[14]	N/A	"Alcalá reportedly openly touted the coup plot in Bogotá", "The Colombian government warned Alcalá to stop talking about the coup plot", "overthrow the regime despite this botched coup attempt"
CNN Brazil	Brazil	Portuguese	[15]	The failed coup attempt and the look of a Venezuelan refugee	"An attempted incursion and coup d'état in Venezuela"
The Conversation	Australia	English	[16]	N/A	"Juan Guaidó, the Venezuelan opposition leader, has also denied involvement in the thwarted coup attempt."
Fox News	United States	English	[17]	N/A	"the foiled coup attempt", "Guaido has denied any involvement in the bungled coup"
The Globe and Mail	Canada	English	[18]	A Canadian-American military man, a failed Venezuela coup and a Twitter video	"a thwarted coup attempt in Venezuela", "arrange the coup attempt", "this weekend’s coup attempt"
The Guardian	United Kingdom	English	[19]	How an audacious coup attempt in Venezuela backfired	"one of the least successful attempted coups in history"
The Hill	United States	English	[20]	N/A	"two American citizens allegedly involved in an attempted coup against embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro"
The Intercept	United States	Portuguese	[21]	Coup in Venezuela failed, but overthrowing Maduro is still the goal of the US	N/A
The Intercept 2	United States	English	[22]	N/A	"the May 2020 efforts of Silvercorp USA, a Florida-based private military company that launched a botched coup attempt"
Jacobin	United States	English	[23]	They’re Not Sending Their Best People to Stage a Coup in Venezuela	"bizarre coup attempt in Venezuela"
New York	United States	English	[24]	Why Would You Tweet About Your Coup?	"they filmed themselves doing a coup", "attempted a coup"
The New York Times	United States	English	[25]	N/A	"The attempted coup became a political one for Mr. Maduro, when documents linked one of Mr. Guaidó’s advisers to the putsch."
NPR	United States	English	[26]	After Failed Coup Plot, Maduro Touts Video Of Detained American Conspirator	"acknowledged plans to help carry out a coup"
Sky News	United Kingdom	English	[27]	Venezuela: Two US citizens held after failed coup attempt are named	"a failed attempted coup", "behind the attempted coup"
Sky News 2	United Kingdom	English	[28]	Venezuela releases new video of US airmen captured after failed coup	"talking about the botched coup on 3 May", "The failed coup took place in La Guaira"
The Telegraph	United Kingdom	English	[29]	Former US soldier involved in attempted Venezuela coup says 'Washington was aware' of plans	N/A
The Telegraph 2	United Kingdom	English	[30]	Venezuela 'coup plot leader' provided security at Trump rallies - reports	"The leader of the failed Venezuela coup had provided security for President Donald Trump", "He reiterated Mr Trump's denial of US involvement in the botched coup"
The Times	United Kingdom	English	[31]	Venezuela coup debacle: US mercenaries held by Maduro	N/A
The Times	United Kingdom	English	[32]	The rise and fall of Venezuela’s ‘low-budget action movie’ coup	N/A
Voice of America	United States	Spanish	[33]	A former green beret led a failed coup against Maduro	N/A
Voice of America 2	United States	English	[34]	N/A	"he was unable to convince the Trump administration to support his plan for a private coup"
Voice of America/Polygraph.info	United States	English	[35]	Venezuela's Unproven Claim that U.S. Was Behind Bizarre Coup	"Bizarre Coup Attempt", "Goudreau, who since the failed coup attempt", "Silvercorp USA and participating in the failed coup"
Vox	United States	English	[36]	The “ridiculous” failed coup attempt in Venezuela, explained	"a band of rebels at his disposal plotting a coup", "the full general services agreement and attachments ... explicitly outline what was agreed to: a coup.", "announcing a coup attempt before it had really begun", "he orchestrated a coup attempt"
The Washington Post	United States	English	[37]	N/A	"Venezuela paraded on state television U.S. citizens captured during an outlandish coup attempt"
The Washington Post 2	United States	English	[38]	N/A	"failed coup attempt in Venezuela where the former Florida-based Silvercorp USA contracted with Juan Guaidó"

Likely WP:GREL

Organization	Origin	Source	Headline	Body
PBS NewsHour	United States	"PBS NewsHour for May 12, 2020." PBS Newshour, 12 May 2020, p. NA. Gale Academic OneFile	N/A	"inside the arrest of two American veterans in an attempted coup in Venezuela"
Columbia Journalism Review	United States	[39]	N/A	"after the planned coup was revealed, Jordan Goudreau, a former green beret"
Foreign Policy	United States	[40]	N/A	"What does a botched coup in Venezuela mean for Trump", "Nothing like a good coup attempt to break up the monotony of quarantine", "the coup plotters and the White House do seem to be operating from the same point of view"
Foreign Policy 2	United States	[41]	N/A	"a bizarre botched Venezuela coup attempt", "an attempted coup against embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro"

Generally reliable per WP:VENRS

Organization	Origin	Language	Source	Headline	Body
Efecto Cocuyo (independent opposition news website)	Venezuela	Spanish	[42]	N/A	"he could never persuade the Trump administration to support his bold plan for a private coup"
Efecto Cocuyo 2	Venezuela	Spanish	[43]	N/A	"accuse Guaidó of being the mastermind of the attempted coup d'état"
El Cooperante (Venezuelan outlet)	Venezuela	Spanish	[44]	N/A	"the coup attempt, launched the so-called Operation Gideon", "'Operation Gideon,' as Goudreau called the failed coup"
El Nacional (opposition newspaper)	Venezuela	Spanish	[45]	N/A	"Operation Gideon was a deeply flawed coup attempt"
El Nacional 2	Venezuela	Spanish	[46]	N/A	"Operation Gideon, as the coup attempt in Venezuela was called"
El Nacional 3	Venezuela	Spanish	[47]	N/A	"a failed coup d'état in May 2020"
El Nuevo Herald (Miami Spanish-language newspaper)	United States	Spanish	[48]	N/A	"Former Green Berets imprisoned last year in unsuccessful coup"
El Nuevo Herald 2	United States	Spanish	[49]	N/A	"connection between Heath and the failed coup"
El Nuevo Herald 3	United States	Spanish	[50]	N/A	"failed coup d'état in Venezuela last May. The coup was led in part by the security company Silvercorp"
El Nuevo Herald 4	United States	Spanish	[51]	N/A	"four months after the launch of a failed coup"
El Nuevo Herald 5	United States	Spanish	[52]	N/A	"last year's failed coup against the regime of Nicolás Maduro"
El Nuevo Herald 6	United States	Spanish	[53]	N/A	"Heath was arrested four months after a failed coup"
El Nuevo Herald 7	United States	Spanish	[54]	N/A	"was arrested four months after a failed coup"
El Nuevo Herald 8	United States	Spanish	[55]	N/A	"The story behind the failed coup is full of intrigue"
El Pitazo (Venezuelan opposition news site)	Venezuela	Spanish	[56]	N/A	"the attempted coup d'état and assassination"
El Pitazo 2	Venezuela	Spanish	[57]	N/A	"the attempted coup to Nicolás Maduro"
La Prensa de Lara (Venezuelan regional newspaper)	Venezuela	Spanish	[58]	N/A	"sought to carry out a coup d'état"
La Prensa de Lara 2	Venezuela	Spanish	[59]	N/A	"sought to carry out a coup d'état", "the coup plan consisted of"
La Prensa de Lara 3	Venezuela	Spanish	[60]	N/A	"soldiers who were part of that coup"
La Prensa de Lara 4	Venezuela	Spanish	[61]	N/A	"sought to carry out a coup d'état against Nicolás Maduro"
La Prensa de Lara 5	Venezuela	Spanish	[62]	N/A	"a coup attempt against the Government of President Nicolás Maduro"
McClatchy DC (sister agency of Miami Herald)	United States	English	[63]	Ex-Green Berets jailed in bungled Venezuela coup may have been duped, negotiator says	"Two former Green Berets jailed in Venezuela for last year’s botched coup", "the McClatchy Washington Bureau detailed how some members of the Trump administration had prior knowledge of the attempted coup, and how loyalists of Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro infiltrated the ranks of the coup plotters", "Silvercorp was involved in training Venezuelan deserters for their coup attempt"
The Miami Herald (Miami newspaper)	United States	English	[64]	N/A	"The failed coup has been a propaganda coup for Maduro"
Tal Cual (Venezuelan opposition news site)	Venezuela	Spanish	[65]	N/A	"'Operation Gideon', the frustrated coup attempt"

Scholarly journals

Journal	Origin	Language	Content
Controversia	Colombia	Spanish	"The reaction of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces allowed the coup to be thwarted."
Les Études du CERI	France	French	"behind this attempted coup" ("l’origine de cette tentative de coup de force")
Les Études du CERI 2	France	French	"behind this attempted coup" ("l’origine de cette tentative de coup de force")
Rhetoric & Public Affairs	United States	English	"Operation Gideon, the unsuccessful coup of Maduro's government that was carried out by Venezuelan dissidents and Silvercorp USA"
Rebela	Brazil	Portuguese	"In May 2020, there was an attempted invasion of Venezuelan territory aimed at a coup d'état in the country." (Em maio de 2020 ocorreu uma tentativa de invasão ao território venezuelano que visava um golpe de Estado no país.) "to seek out the private American company Silvercorp for the attempted coup in the country." (buscassem a companhia privada estadunidense Silvercorp para a tentativa de golpe no país.) "As for the objective, the attempted coup d'état is clear." (Quanto ao objetivo, fica explícita a tentativa de golpe de Estado. )
World Review of Political Economy	France	English	"the recent coup attempt by self-proclaimed Venezuela "president" Juan Guaido is another. Here payment was made to Silvercorp to help achieve the US objective of overthrowing the elected government of Nicolas Maduro"

Publications

Publication	Language	Authors & bios	Content
The Navalny Case: Conspiracy to Serve Foreign Policy	English	Jacques Baud, author on intelligence and military topics	"a coup attempt with American mercenaries"
Soldiers of Fortune: Mercenaries and Military Adventurers, 1960–2020	English	Anthony Rogers, an author, journalist and military historian [66][67]	"For those behind the coup, there was a further incentive: Maduro had been indicted", "From the outset, the attempt seems to have been grossly mismanaged", "a cache of weapons and tactical equipment intended for the coup" (No mention of "Operation Gideon")
Le livre noir de la CIA	French	Yvonnick Denoël, historian and intelligence expert[68]	"the coup plot was most likely infiltrated"
Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements	English	James DeFronzo, professor emeritus of sociology for University of Connecticut[69]	Listed under: "Assassination and Coup Attempts against Maduro and His Government"
Russia After 2020: Looking Ahead After Two Decades of Putin	English	J. L. Black, research professor of Carleton University	"The US government and Guaido claimed that they were not involved in the attempted coup"
América Latina em Debate: questões do tempo presente	Portuguese	Rafael Pinheiro de Araújo, adjunct history professor at Rio de Janeiro State University[70] Érica Sarmiento da Silva, associate history professor at Rio de Janeiro State University[71]	"In May 2020, a new coup attempt was triggered by the so-called "Operation Gedeón". (Em maio de 2020, uma nova tentativa golpista foi desencadeada pela chamada “Operação Gedeón”)
A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete	English	Geo Maher, politics and global studies associate professor at Drexel University	"the botched coup attempt against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in May 2020"

Think tanks and intelligence entities

Organization	Origin	Source	Headline	Body
Atlantic Council	United States	[72]	N/A	"about a failed coup in Venezuela"
American Enterprise Institute	United States	[73]	WTH Happened with the Failed Venezuelan Coup? Discussing the Mercenaries That Tried to Take out Maduro	"AEI’s Roger Noriega joined the show to talk about the attempted coup"
Institute for the Study of War	United States	[74]	N/A	"a coup attempt by a private American security contractor named Silvercorp, whom Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó appears to have hired despite subsequent denials"
Oxford Analytica	United Kingdom	[75]	Botched Venezuela coup will serve no one's interests	"he admitted to participating in a coup attempt against President Nicolas Maduro"

Government agencies

Organization (description)	Origin	Language	Source	Headline	Body
European External Action Service	European Union	English	[76]	N/A	"the May 2020 attempted coup in Venezuela", "The coup was orchestrated by former Canadian-American Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, who was found guilty of the coup attempt", "some representatives of the Venezuelan opposition may have been involved in the attempted coup d’état"

International usage

Legend

  Newspaper of record

  National broadcaster

Organization (description)	Origin	Language	Source	Headline	Body
O Estado de S. Paulo (Brazilian newspaper of record)	Brazil	Portuguese	[77]	Americano preso na Venezuela confessa plano de golpe em vídeo (American arrested in Venezuela confesses coup plan in video)	N/A
Berlingske (Danish newspaper of record)	Denmark	Danish	[78]	N/A	"he has now attempted the most absurd military coup in recent times."
Helsingin Sanomat (Finnish newspaper of record)	Finland	Finnish	[79]	A Private Coup	"At the end of last week, he attempted a coup in Venezuela."
Le Figaro (French newspaper of record)	France	French	[80]	N/A	"the organizer of the coup attempt"
Le Monde (French newspaper of record)	France	French	[81]	N/A	"Jordan Goudreau set the budget for this coup at $1.5 million"
Der Spiegel (German newspaper of record)	Germany	German	[82]	"Venezuela: Opposition leader Juan Guaidó battered after attempted coup"	"The star of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, is weakened after a failed coup attempt", "Juan Guaidó has withdrawn from the public after a failed coup attempt"
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (German newspaper of record)	Germany	German	[83]	N/A	"Arrest for attempted coup"
Süddeutsche Zeitung (German newspaper of record)	Germany	German	[84]	Coup attempt: Operation Question Mark in Venezuela	"the plan for an armed coup attempt"
Morgunblaðið (Icelandic newspaper of record)	Iceland	Icelandic	[85]	N/A	"last weekend's failed coup attempt" (mis­heppnaða vald­aránstilraun um síðustu helgi)
The Times of India (Indian newspaper of record)	India	English	[86]	In Venezuela, a failed "invasion" and a bizarre coup attempt	N/A
Kompas (Indonesia newspaper of record)	Indonesia	Indonesian	[87]	Gagal Kudeta Venezuela, Tentara Bayaran AS Langsung Akui Perbuatan (Failed Venezuelan Coup, US Mercenaries Acknowledge Acts)	"This coup attempt by US mercenaries from Colombia was thwarted by Venezuela", "Trump denied US involvement in the Venezuelan coup", "Caracas said 11 other people were arrested and 8 gunmen were killed in the attempted coup"
The Irish Times (Irish newspaper of record)	Ireland	English	[88]	The Irish Times view on botched Venezuela coup: After the raid	N/A
ABC (Spanish newspaper of record)	Spain	Spanish	[89]	Maduro acusa a la DEA de contratar a «narcos» en el golpe frustrado (Maduro accuses DEA of hiring "narcos" in thwarted coup)	"a contract signed with Venezuelan opposition leaders to organize the attempted coup d'état and assassination"
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (national broadcaster)	Canada	French	[90]	Ex boina verde canadiense implicado en intento de golpe en Venezuela (Former Canadian green beret involved in coup attempt in Venezuela)	"A failed coup attempt involving a group of soldiers and mercenaries", "he confessed that he was at the center of a frustrated coup attempt in Venezuela", "he didn't physically participate in the coup attempt"
China Central Television (national broadcaster)	China	Chinese	[91]	N/A	"this coup known as the Venezuelan version of the 'Bay of Pigs Incident 2.0'"
Xinhua News Agency (national press agency)	China	Chinese	[92]	The Venezuelan military arrested three more mercenaries involved in the attempted coup (委内瑞拉军方再抓3名涉及未遂政变的雇佣兵)	"The purpose of this operation is to stage a coup in Venezuela and assassinate President Maduro." (这次行动的目的是在委内瑞拉发动政变，暗杀总统马杜罗。)
France 24 (French state-owned international news television network)	France	French	[93]	Silvercorp : des barbouzes derrière le coup d'État avorté au Venezuela (Silvercorp: barbouzes behind the failed coup in Venezuela)	"Money is also a cause for discord: while Jordan Goudreau estimates the cost of the coup at $1.5 million, the opposition did not pay the desired sum."
Radio France (French national public radio)	France	French	[94]	Venezuela: the failed coup to overthrow Maduro	N/A
NHK (Japanese national broadcaster)	Japan	Japanese	[95]	ベネズエラ クーデター未遂事件で米元軍人ら17人拘束 (17 including former U.S. military personnel detained in Venezuela coup attempt)	"President Maduro of Venezuela in South America announced earlier this month that there was a coup attempt planned by the U.S. government and the rebels"
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (Public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal)	Portugal	Portuguese	[96]	Golpe falhado na Venezuela. Mercenários norte-americanos não foram enviados por Trump (Failed coup in Venezuela. American mercenaries were not sent by Trump)	"The truth is that Trump denies any involvement and Goudreau assures that he has never been able to convince the Trump Administration to support his bold coup d'état plan in Venezuela."
News Agency of the Slovak Republic	Slovakia	Slovak	[97]	Vo Venezuele odsúdili dvoch žoldnierov z USA za pokus o puč (In Venezuela, two mercenaries from the USA were sentenced for the coup attempt)	Pokus o puč (Attempted coup)
El Universal	Venezuela	Spanish	[98]	N/A	"J.J. Rendón, assured that the purpose of this coup attempt was to use third parties to capture the President", "if the coup was successful"
Europa Press (Spanish wire service similar to EFE)	Spain	Spanish	[99]	N/A	"The coup plot Operation Gideon"
La Vanguardia (Spain's fourth largest newspaper)	Spain	Spanish	[100]	Venezuela sentences two former U.S. soldiers to twenty years for a failed coup	N/A
El Periódico de Catalunya (Catalan newspaper)	Catalonia	Spanish	[101]	"The failed coup against Maduro, a parody of 'Rambo'"	N/A
Kronen Zeitung (Austria's largest newspaper)	Austria	German	[102]	US-Söldner gesteht „Umsturzpläne“ in Venezuela (US mercenary confesses "overthrow plans" in Venezuela)	"Venezuela's head of state Nicolas Maduro apparently narrowly escaped a kidnapping and a simultaneous coup a few days ago."
Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (leading press agency in Italy)	Italy	Italian	[103]	Golpe in Venezuela contro Maduro: "Altri quattro terroristi arrestati" (Venezuela coup against Maduro: "Four more terrorists arrested")	N/A
Dainik Bhaskar (Fourth most circulated newspaper in the world)	India	Hindi	[104]	वेनेजुएला :अमेरिका पर तख्तापलट की कोशिश का आरोप, गिरफ्तार अमेरिकी नागरिक ने सरकारी टीवी पर मादुरो के अपहरण की साजिश की बात मानी (Venezuela: America accused of coup attempt, arrested American citizen confessed to plot to kidnap Maduro on state TV)	"He told that America was planning a coup in Venezuela."
Der Bund (Swiss daily newspaper)	Switzerland	German	[105]	N/A	"such a clumsily executed coup attempt"
Australian Associated Press ("one of the few remaining non-government newswires in the world")	Australia	English	[106]	US mercenaries claims Trump government is behind failed Venezuela coup	N/A
Infobae (Spanish language international news website)	United States	Spanish	[107]	N/A	"the attempted coup d'état against the leader of the Venezuelan regime"
Clarín (largest Argentine newspaper, second largest in Spanish-speaking world)	Argentina	Spanish	[108]	N/A	"the frustrated coup attempt that would have taken place at the beginning of May 2020", "to generate violence and attack members of the Venezuelan government to achieve a coup d'état"
Clarín 2	Argentina	Spanish	[109]	N/A	"as the head of the failed coup of May 3 and 4"
Caras y Caretas (Uruguayan magazine)	Uruguay	Spanish	[110]	Colombia's implications revealed in a coup attempt against Maduro	"Goudrau and Alcalá, along with other coup plotters"
Semana (Colombian magazine)	Colombia	Spanish	[111]	History of the failed coup in Venezuela	"his ideas of a military coup", "two leaders of the coup fell", "the logistical support of the failed coup", "The coup attempt was so poor"
El Espectador (Colombian newspaper)	Colombia	Spanish	[112]	N/A	"accused of financing an attempted coup d'état"
Veja (Brazilian news magazine)	Brazil	Portuguese	[113]	N/A	"helped organize a coup attempt in Venezuela"
Página 12 (Argentine newspaper)	Argentina	Spanish	[114]	N/A	"security company participated in the failed coup in Venezuela", "the self-proclaimed Venezuelan president knew perfectly well the coup attempt"
L'essentiel (Luxembourgish newspaper)	Luxembourg	German	[115]	Coup attempt: Two US mercenaries arrested in Venezuela	N/A
El Sol de Mexico (part of the largest newspaper company in Latin America)	Mexico	Spanish	[116]	Juan José Rendón, de asesor de Peña Nieto a golpista en Venezuela (Juan José Rendón, from Peña Nieto's adviser to coup leader in Venezuela)	N/A
Jawa Pos (one of the oldest national newspapers of Indonesia)	Indonesia	Indonesian	[117]	Terlibat Upaya Kudeta, Dua Tentara Bayaran AS Ditahan Venezuela (Involved in Coup attempt, Two US Mercenaries Detained by Venezuela)	"The drama of the coup attempt began with a conflict on the coast of La Guaira"
Navjivan (Indian newspaper founded by Gandhi)	India	Hindi	[118]	कोरोना संकट में वेनेजुएला में तख्तापलट की कोशिशें तेज, क्या अमेरिका खेल रहा है कोई खेल (Corona crisis in Venezuela, coup efforts intensified, is America playing a game)	"Since the beginning of May, so-called infiltrations and armed coup attempts have been going on in Venezuela."
De Telegraaf (Dutch daily newspaper)	Netherlands	Dutch	[119]	Clumsy coup plotters in Venezuela didn't stand a chance (Klunzige coupplegers Venezuela hadden geen schijn van kans)	"the coup was set up by American mercenary"
Het Parool (Dutch daily newspaper)	Netherlands	Dutch	[120]	Venezuela schermt met neerslaan coup (Venezuela fences with a quelled coup)	"According to him, the coup"
Het Parool 2	Netherlands	Dutch	[121]	N/A	"an amateur coup attempt"
NU.nl (Dutch news site)	Netherlands	Dutch	[122]	Why the coup in Venezuela had failed before the start	"Even before the coup could begin, parts of the plan leaked", "The coup attempt is claimed" (multiple uses of "coup attempt")
de Volkskrant (Dutch daily newspaper)	Netherlands	Dutch	[123]	Verijdelde coup in Venezuela is cadeau voor Maduro (Foiled coup in Venezuela is a gift for Maduro)	"Maduro holds up photos of Americans who wanted to commit a coup"
Het Laatste Nieuws (Belgian newspaper)	Belgium	Dutch	[124]	N/A	"involved in a failed coup attempt"
Sinar Harian (Malaysian daily newspaper)	Malaysia	Malay	[125]	Rampasan kuasa: Venezuela fail aduan ke badan antarabangsa (Coup: Venezuela files complaint to international body)	"Venezuela will file a complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UN) about the coup plot using mercenary soldiers and presented evidence at the International Criminal Court (ICC)"
The Dominion Post (New Zealand newspaper)	New Zealand	English	[126]	US pair held after coup debacle (Page 21)	N/A
Brasil de Fato (online newspaper and radio agency)	Brazil	Portuguese	[127]	N/A	"the beginning of Operation Gedeón, a new coup attempt in Venezuela", "as part of the coup plot", "people directly involved in the coup plot are Venezuelans and Colombians", "Antonio Sequea was arrested by Fanb, as one of the coordinators of the new coup operation. On 04/30/19 he participated in another coup attempt with the opposition leader Leopoldo López"
La Razón (newspaper)	Mexico	Spanish	[128]	Tras fallido golpe a Maduro, dimiten 2 asesores de Guaidó (After a failed coup against Maduro, 2 Guaidó advisers resign)	N/A
Il Post (Italian online newspaper)	Italy	Italian	[129]	The failed coup against Maduro in Venezuela	"the attempted coup", "The story of the attempted coup against Maduro", "The plan for the coup", "decided to continue with the coup", "of the coup plan"
Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italian daily newspaper)	Italy	Italian	[130]	Venezuela, US will do 'everything' to bring home the two Americans involved in the attempted coup against Maduro: 'But we are not involved'	"A group of military opponents of the regime claimed the attempted coup via Twitter"
Il manifesto (Italian communist newspaper)	Italy	Italian	[131]	The clearance aisle mercenaries whose Caracas coup failed spectacularly	"There was a code name, there were automatic weapons, landing boats and transport vehicles. There were fighters and consultants from the land of stars and stripes—all the canonical ingredients of an old-fashioned coup in 'America’s backyard.'"
Diario Co Latino	El Salvador	Spanish	[132]	Coups in Venezuela and Bolivia	El primer golpe fue organizado por Jordan Goudreau (The first coup was organized by Jordan Goudreau)
Al-Manar (Television station of Hezbollah)	Lebanon	Arabic	[133]	Trump and his war minister deny the US relationship with the coup attempt in Venezuela) ترامب ووزير حربه ينفيان علاقة الولايات المتحدة بمحاولة الانقلاب في فنزويلا	"denied having any relationship with the U.S. coup attempt in Venezuela", "foiling the coup attempt", "tried to enter Venezuela to carry out a coup and the kill political leaders in Caracas"

WP:MREL

1. The Daily Beast (US) — Trump Just Inspired the Dumbest Damned Coup Plot in LatAm History, Complete with a QAnon Crazy
2. HuffPost #2 (US) — El fracaso de las políticas de Trump provocó el chapucero intento de golpe de Estado en Venezuela (The failure of Trump's policies sparked the botched coup attempt in Venezuela)
3. Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (US) — "Before the coup attempt, the Associated Press (5/1/20) published a report describing these men as 'aspiring freedom fighters'"
4. Newsweek (US) — U.S. AND VENEZUELA TRADE ACCUSATIONS OVER FAILED COUP ATTEMPT, RAISING TENSIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
5. National Review (US) — ""The U.S. government has denied involvement in a failed coup against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro""
6. Vice News (US) — Mercenaries Behind Failed Venezuela Coup Claim to Have Done Trump Security

Other sources

1. Military Times (US) — "The botched coup attempt, first reported by the Associated Press"
2. Navy Times (US) — "A botched coup attempt", "coup ringleader Jordan Goudreau "
3. Argus Media #2 (UK) — Guaido ousts advisers after botched coup attempt
4. The Week (UK) — Reaction: Donald Trump denies links to failed military coup in Venezuela
5. The National Interest (US) — Pompeo Denies U.S. Involvement In Botched Venezuela Coup