Cuba reporter says country 'can't do business' internationally due to US sanctions

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1. FALSE: US Embargo Does Not prevent Cuba from trading with other countries

Fact check: US embargo doesn't prevent Cuba from trading with other countries

Mr Lindsey is not exactly accurate.

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The claim: The U.S. 'blockade' of Cuba means the island nation can't trade with any country or company

In Cuba, protests against food and medicine shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic have sparked online misinformation about the country's relationship with the United States.

"People are either unaware or being purposely obtuse about the U.S. blockade on Cuba," reads text in a July 12 Facebook post.
"Do you realize it doesn't just mean they can't trade with the U.S.? Cuba can't trade with ANY country or ANY company whatsoever, threatening other people who may want to help."

The post, which has more than 3,900 shares, is a screenshot of a tweet from Alexis Isabel, a socialist activist. Isabel's post has more than 560 retweets.

But the U.S. embargo against Cuba, which has been in place for decades, isn't technically a "blockade," as the post claims. And it doesn't prevent the island nation from trading with other countries or non-American companies.

"That is a false claim," Lillian Guerra, a professor who specializes in Cuban and Caribbean history at the University of Florida, said in an email.


Embargo doesn't apply to all countries, companies
The U.S. has maintained a comprehensive economic embargo on Cuba since the 1960s, preventing most American companies from doing business on the island and vice versa. The sanctions do not force other countries and non-U.S. companies to cut ties with Cuba, although they incentivize it.

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