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The claim: Posts claim that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the biological son of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

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Where this comes from

Questions about a leader's background and family are part of normal political discussion, and it's reasonable to want accurate information about public figures.

The bigger picture

Snopes found that claims Fidel Castro and Margaret Trudeau had an affair resulting in the current Canadian Prime Minister are impossible on both biological and historical grounds. There is no factual basis for this claim.

Checked by Snopes.com (“Unfounded”) and Snopes (“Unfounded”) · 2024

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