Did Jack Ryan predict what would happen in Venezuela? Fans compare fiction and reality

In the hours following the United States operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, social media users began drawing unexpected parallels with popular culture (Nike being one of them).

In this case, users turned to Amazon Prime's political thriller Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Clips from the show's second season flooded social media, with users suggesting the series had uncannily "predicted" the unfolding crisis in Venezuela.

The comparisons gained traction as Trump confirmed that United States forces carried out overnight strikes and detained Maduro, later sharing an image showing the Venezuelan leader blindfolded aboard a United States naval vessel, marking Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Social media users quickly pointed to Jack Ryan Season 2, released in 2019, which centers on a US-backed operation against a fictional Venezuelan president following allegations of corruption, election manipulation and authoritarian rule. The most shared clip is the one you can see below, where Jack Ryan discusses the interests at stake in Venezuela.