TCT-PF-1A4F564377F39C67 · Energy
The U.S. and Venezuela each earned hundreds of billions from Venezuelan oil
Claim summary
The U.S. and Venezuela each earned hundreds of billions from Venezuelan oil
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August 4, 2026 in a Fox News interview
What the evidence shows
PolitiFact reported an estimated total of roughly $13 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue since January. That does not support hundreds of billions for each country.
PolitiFact rating: False. The tracker groups this as False.
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