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Did the Obamas Wear Che Guevara Shirts During a Cuban Trip?

20 July 2018 - A poorly edited image supposedly showing the Obama family wearing Che Guevara shirts in Cuba has been shared tens of thousands of times on social media.

Is This the Aftermath of a 2018 Plane Crash in Havana?

18 May 2018 - Old, unrelated images were passed around social media just after news broke about a plane that crashed in Cuba.

Cuban Media: Boeing 737 Crashes with 113 People Aboard

18 May 2018 - A military officer who declined to provide his name said that there were three survivors in critical condition from the Cubana airlines flight, but other officials would not confirm that figure.

U.S. Senator Says No Evidence of ‘Sonic Attacks’ in Cuba

6 January 2018 - Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says the U.S. has found no evidence that American diplomats in Havana were the victims of attacks with an unknown weapon.

Do ‘Sonic Weapons’ Adequately Explain ‘Health Attacks’ on Diplomats in Cuba?

4 September 2018 - Inaudible sonic weapons are an unlikely cause of the mysterious symptoms suffered by American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba.

Did Crabs Swarm a Florida Road After Irma?

14 September 2017 - A web site falsely claimed to be showing live footage of a mass crab migration in the aftermath of the massive storm.

Does Cuba Have a Cancer Vaccine That Has Already Cured Thousands?

27 July 2017 - While a treatment for lung cancer developed in Cuba has entered clinical trials in the United States, it is not a preventative tool, nor has it “cured” thousands of people — at least yet.

Is Justin Trudeau Fidel Castro’s Love Child?

30 November 2016 - Claims that Fidel Castro and Margaret Trudeau had an affair that produced the current Canadian prime minister are impossible on both biological and historical grounds.

Fidel Castro, Baseball Star?

26 November 2016 - Was Cuban leader Fidel Castro once given a tryout by the Washington Senators baseball team?

Fidel Castro Dead at 90

26 November 2016 - The leader of Cuba's communist revolution and ruler of the island nation for more than 50 years has died after a long illness.

Hundreds of Cuban Refugees Clinging to Air Force One on Flight Back to U.S.

24 March 2016 - A humorous item published by The Onion led many readers to believe that Cubans actually attempted to flee their country by grabbing onto President Obama's departing plane.