Ernesto Meléndez

Ernesto Meléndez is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and currently serves as a trainer at the Escuela Influye, a government-backed initiative aimed at training digital influencers to promote official narratives. He has been implicated in disinformation campaigns and was identified as the operator of a troll account that falsely accused journalist Melanio Escobar of promoting hate campaigns.