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What to know about Watch: BBC on the ground in Cuba after US announces criminal charges against Raúl Castro

Watch: Why is the US going after Cuba's Raúl Castro 30 years on?

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What happened

Watch: Why is the US going after Cuba's Raúl Castro 30 years on?

Why it matters

BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.

Common ground

The case unveiled on Wednesday accuses Castro and five others over the 1996 downing of two planes belonging to Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue.

Perspective signals

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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fact_checkClaims Checked

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: “the US charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes”
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Multiple independent news sources (CNN, Fox News, and another web search result) confirm that the US has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juana de la Caridad "Juanita" Castro Ruz (6 May 1933 – 4 December 2023) was a Cuban-American activist and writer, as well as the sister of Fidel and Raúl, both former presidents of Cuba, and Ramón, a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita_Castro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban politician, general, and revolutionary who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Castro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro (born c. 1985) is a Cuban security official and political advisor. He holds the rank of colonel in the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) and served as the chief of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Guillermo_Rodríguez_Castr…
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Claim 2: “Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called the charges "a political manoeuvre, devoid of any legal foundation"”
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Multiple web search results explicitly quote President Miguel Díaz-Canel calling the charges 'a political manoeuvre, devoid of any legal foundation'.
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web search NEUTRAL — US charges Cuba's Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planes.As the US seeks to exert increasing pressure on Cuba's communist rule, President Miguel Díaz-Canel called the charges "a polit…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r219yxl5eo
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel responded Wednesday to the indictment of former President and revolutionary leader Raul Castro by President Donald Trump for the killing of three Americans in 1996.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/cuban-president-responds-to-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — MIAMI — The Justice Department brought charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 killings of four people involved in civilian rescue flights, a major escalation by…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/doj-cuba-raul-castr…
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Claim 3: “Nearly 95 years old, Castro, the brother of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro”
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Wikipedia confirms Raúl Castro is the brother of Fidel Castro. His birth date (June 3, 1931) makes him nearly 95 years old (as of 2025/2026 context of the live evidence).
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web search NEUTRAL — Raúl has two elder brothers – Ramón and Fidel[16] – and four sisters: Angela, Juanita, Emma, and Agustina. Ángel Castro's first wife, Maria Argota, also raised five half-siblings of Raúl: Pedro Emilio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Castro
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 95 years old, Castro, the brother of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, remains an influential figure, acknowledged on the island as the surviving "leader of the Cuban Revolution". He has relinqui…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r219yxl5eo
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web search NEUTRAL — For nearly 70 years, Raúl Castro helped guide Cuba through its revolution and into the 21st century.An undated picture shows Raul Castro, brother of Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Defense minister, del…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/know-cubas-ex-president-…
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Claim 4: “The case unveiled on Wednesday accuses Castro and five others over the 1996 downing of two planes belonging to Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple sources including The Guardian and other web results, linking the charges to the 1996 downing of Brothers to the Rescue planes. Wikipedia also confirms the historical event of the shootdown.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 1996, a Cuban Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29UB shot down two unarmed Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue, an organization opposed to the Cuban government. The Org…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_shootdown_of_Brothers_to_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brothers to the Rescue (Spanish: Hermanos al Rescate) is an American activist nonprofit organization based in Miami, Florida, headed by José Basulto, who claimed to be a CIA operative. Formed by Cuban…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_to_the_Rescue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban politician, general, and revolutionary who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Castro
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Claim 5: “Four people were killed, including three Americans”
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CNN reports that three American citizens and one resident of the US were killed (total of 4). Other web results confirm four people were killed in the 1996 shootdown.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 1996, a Cuban Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29UB shot down two unarmed Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue, an organization opposed to the Cuban government. The Org…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_shootdown_of_Brothers_to_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brothers to the Rescue (Spanish: Hermanos al Rescate) is an American activist nonprofit organization based in Miami, Florida, headed by José Basulto, who claimed to be a CIA operative. Formed by Cuban…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_to_the_Rescue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor and the second-youngest of the four Baldwin brothers. He has starred in the films Flatliners (1990), Backdraft (1991), Sliver (1993), Viru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Baldwin
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