US officials intentionally driving Cubans into hunger – Danny Shaw

May 29, 2026 · 245 words · By Russia Today

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US intentionally pushing Cubans into hunger – professor to Rick Sanchez (VIDEO) The US is deliberately causing hunger in Cuba as part of its economic strangulation of the island, City University of New York professor Danny Shaw has said in an interview with…

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What happened

Why it matters

Speaking on the Sanchez Effect show, Shaw, an ethnography scholar, discussed his recent visit to Cuba and argued that the US is the main cause of the instability.

Common ground

“US foreign policy for 67 years now has done everything to disrupt the Cuban economy, any sense of social and economic harmony,” Shaw said.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: US officials intentionally driving Cubans into hunger – Danny Shaw?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that conditions have deteriorated further since President Donald Trump’s administration tightened the blockade?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “conditions have deteriorated further since President Donald Trump’s administration tightened the blockade”

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Multiple sources confirm that the Trump administration tightened the blockade/embargo and that this led to deteriorating conditions, including widespread rationing of basic products and increased poverty.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Cuban crisis is an oil shortage and economic crisis taking place in Cuba caused by an American fuel blockade. Due to the blockade, Cuba has run out of diesel and oil. The blockade's effective…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Modern diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States are cold, stemming from historic conflict and divergent political ideologies. The two nations restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba–United_States_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United States embargo has prevented U.S. businesses and citizens from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1960. Modern diplomatic relations are cold, stemming from historic confl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_…

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Claim 2: “Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Cuba’s worsening economic crisis is primarily the fault of its own government”

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The evidence explicitly confirms that Marco Rubio is the Secretary of State (since 2025) and provides a direct quote from his remarks to the press on Feb 25, 2026, stating that the authorities in the Cuban government are responsible for the economic climate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. He is also the acting national …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Rubio, then the junior United States senator from Florida, formally announced his 2016 presidential campaign on April 13, 2015, at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami. Early polling showed Rubio…
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Claim 3: “US foreign policy for 67 years now has done everything to disrupt the Cuban economy”

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The specific phrasing that US policy 'for 67 years now has done everything to disrupt the Cuban economy' is attributed to a specific individual (Professor Shaw) in a web search result. While Wikipedia confirms the embargo has existed since 1960 (approx 64-67 years), the qualitative claim that it has 'done everything' to disrupt the economy is an opinion/analysis from a single source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre), or the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис, romanized: Karibskiy krizis), was a 13-day confront…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis

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Claim 4: “the shortages in Cuba have become worse than those in Haiti”

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While evidence shows Cuba is facing a humanitarian crisis and Haiti is in a 'vortex' of crisis, there is no direct comparative data provided in the evidence to support the specific claim that shortages in Cuba are 'worse' than those in Haiti.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2026 ... ... more visible than on the health system.” Fuel shortages disrupt access to water, food and other essential services, says OCHA's Crisis ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYaLFRRkcnr/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 26, 2026 ... Hospitals are just the latest vital public services to be hit in Cuba, more than a month since Washington took measures to block oil ...
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167203

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 26, 2025 ... Most Americans will know poverty is caused by a myriad of situations. It is not just Communism (not Socialism) that affects Cuba. Haiti has had ...
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Haiti-poorer-than-Cuba-despite-…

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Claim 5: “The US is deliberately causing hunger in Cuba as part of its economic strangulation of the island”

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The claim that the US 'deliberately' causes hunger is a matter of intense political dispute. While some sources (Brill publication, Facebook/social media) argue the sanctions are designed to bring about hunger and desperation, official US policy (via Wikipedia) describes the embargo as a tool of foreign policy and diplomatic pressure. There is no single authoritative consensus on 'intent' to cause hunger, only on the existence of the embargo.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cuban thaw (Spanish: deshielo cubano, pronounced [desˈʝelo kuˈβano]) was a normalization of Cuba–United States relations from July 2015 to June 2017, ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between …
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