The claim
“Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.”
Our verdict
True
Multiple independent news outlets quote Cuba's energy minister stating that the country has zero reserves of diesel and fuel oil, confirming the claim.
What we found
Multiple independent news outlets quote Cuba's energy minister stating that the country has zero reserves of diesel and fuel oil, confirming the claim.
The evidence
- Background
World Energy News reports Cuba's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy saying 'We have no fuel at all (oil) and no diesel' and 'We have zero reserves.'
worldenergynews.com· Minister's statement on fuel exhaustion
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