# Claim 576

The court found the government's real aim was to stop RCTV's coverage critical of the Chavez administration.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The court found the government's real aim was to stop RCTV's coverage critical of the Chavez administration.
- Field: status
- Value: court finds real purpose
- About: [incident 2007-venezuela-rctv-license-not-renewed](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2007-venezuela-rctv-license-not-renewed)
- Source: Regional court orders Venezuela to reinstate RCTV on the air. https://cpj.org/2015/09/regional-court-orders-venezuela-to-reinstate-rctv/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2015-09-08

## Quotation from the source

> to silence critics of the government

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/576. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.