You almost have to feel sorry for the regime operatives managing the narrative in Cuba. Almost. But when you realize they are keeping an entire island in the dark, hungry and hopeless, that pity morphs into pure, exhausted annoyance. The latest viral controversy emerging from the island—a **Cuba speedboat shootout** that feels more like fiction than fact—is a perfect example of why the human race is doomed. It is a story about a phantom vessel, an alleged firefight, and a government so inept at manufacturing consent that it is actually embarrassing to watch.

Here is the setup for the **Havana raid allegations**: The big bosses in Havana claimed a fast boat arrived from the United States to shoot up the place. They spun a tale about defending their shores from the "evil empire" to the north to boost their internal **political disinformation** metrics. They even released names, identifying the alleged bad guys to secure a victory lap. They wanted to show their populace that the enemy is real. It is the oldest trick in the book: when you can’t provide food or electricity, you provide a monster. It usually works. People get scared, and they cling to the leader.

But these leaders are lazy. They are sloppy. One of the men they identified as a terrorist on that boat—the linchpin of this **Cuban government propaganda**—popped up in Miami. He wasn't in a Cuban jail. He wasn't holding a smoking gun. He was just a **Miami suspect** in name only, living his life in Florida. He basically waved across the Florida Straits and said, "I’m right here, you idiots."

This is where we are at. We have reached a point where governments don't even try to make their lies believable anymore. They just throw garbage at the wall and hope it sticks. Think about the level of incompetence required for this to happen. You are a government. You have spies. You have computers. You have lists. And yet, you pick a guy who is easily verifiable as being hundreds of miles away. It is not just evil; it is stupid. And stupidity is much more dangerous than evil, because you can't reason with it.

So now we have more questions than answers. Was there even a boat? Maybe. Was there a shootout? Who knows. When a known liar tells you the sky is blue, you should probably go outside and check. The Cuban government has zero credibility and their E-E-A-T score is arguably non-existent. But here is the kicker: nobody cares. The world just shrugs. We are so used to being lied to by people in suits that we just accept it as background noise.

This isn't just about Cuba, by the way. Don't get smug and think this is just a problem for that island. This is everywhere. Every government does this. The Americans, the Europeans, the Russians—they all have their own versions of the ghost boat. They all find a boogeyman to blame when things go wrong. The Right screams about invaders; the Left screams about fascists. They all need an enemy to justify their paychecks. Cuba just happens to be really bad at the scriptwriting part of the job.

Imagine being the guy in Miami. You wake up, grab a coffee, maybe check your phone, and find out you are currently the most wanted man in a country you aren't even in. It must be a surreal feeling. It proves that truth doesn't matter to the people in charge. You are just a name on a piece of paper to them. You are a prop in their play. They needed a villain, so they pulled a name out of a hat. It didn't matter if you were actually there. Facts are just inconvenient roadblocks for these people.

And what will happen now? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. The Cuban government will ignore the fact that they got caught. They will keep shouting about the raid. They will double down. That is what power does. It never admits a mistake. It just shouts louder until you get tired and stop asking questions. The media will write a few stories about the “mystery,” and then we will move on to the next disaster.

It is all a game. A sad, broken game. The people in Cuba are still suffering. The lights are still off. The shelves are still empty. And their leaders are busy chasing imaginary speedboats and blaming guys who are sitting in traffic on the I-95 in Miami. It makes you want to laugh, but it’s too pathetic for that. It just makes you want a drink. This is the world we built. We let these morons run things, and then we act surprised when they crash the car. The boat might have been fake, but the stupidity is very, very real.

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### References & Fact-Check * **Original Event Report:** [After a Speedboat Shootout in Cuba, There are More Questions Than Answers](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/world/americas/cuba-gunfight-boat-miami.html) (The New York Times) * **Context:** This article interprets the discrepancies between official Cuban state media reports regarding a February 2026 maritime incursion and verified location data of named suspects residing in the United States.