The grim reality in Venezuela—over 4,000 deaths and families still clinging to the hope of finding loved ones—is a tragedy that mainstream media seems to treat like an inconvenient footnote rather than the humanitarian crisis it truly is. Outlets like CNN and MSNBC munch on their avocado toasts while conveniently ignoring the real suffering of Venezuelan families. Why? Because it doesn’t fit their narrative of U.S. intervention being the root of all evil. Heaven forbid they criticize socialist policies that lead to starvation while leaning on an open door policy for illegals who come from countries like Venezuela.

Fox News, in their typical sensational style, occasionally touches on the issue, but they love to flip the script into a cautionary tale about border security, rather than addressing the catastrophic failure of leadership directly in Venezuela. It’s as if they think that by mentioning the crisis in passing, they can wash their hands of it, while still playing to their base. Where are the detailed investigative reports shining light on individual stories, rather than making this a talking point to justify harsher immigration laws?

This neglect from multiple networks constructs a dangerous media landscape where the real stories—stories of survival, desperation, and hope—are buried under political agendas. Families searching for their loved ones deserves better than chilling silence from the media moguls who pick and choose which tragedies to cover based on their own self-serving narratives.