Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez rejects criticism over the government’s response to an earthquake, according to multiple reports. Rodríguez addresses backlash after some commentators alleged the authorities acted too slowly. She says the criticism is not credible and is instead driven by messaging efforts she describes as “propaganda.” In one account, she characterizes the criticism as being “manufactured in propaganda laboratories,” framing it as an attempt to discredit the administration rather than reflect events on the ground. The reports describe Rodríguez’s comments as part of a broader dispute over how quickly aid and emergency measures were delivered following the quake. While the outlets agree on her dismissal of the criticism and her use of “propaganda” language, they do not present new, verifiable details in the excerpts provided about the timing or scale of the government’s response. The central points across sources are that Rodríguez publicly disputes allegations of delay and attributes the controversy to organized information campaigns rather than operational performance.