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11 October
5:37 pm

We now have possession of Venezuela and Venezuela's oil.

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Kasie Whitener, at South Carolina U.S. Senate General Election Debate (SCETV)

5:37 pm
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Why we checked itA concrete geopolitical claim that the US has taken possession of Venezuela and its oil resources, which would be a major verifiable event.
What we foundThe U.S. has exercised extraordinary influence over Venezuela's governance and secured majority control over a large portion of its oil reserves following the January 2026 military intervention, but does not hold formal territorial 'possession' of Venezuela or all of its oil.
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