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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called on Trinidad and Tobago to "beware of fake news" meant to "undermine ongoing efforts to confront narco-traffickers and organised crime."

In a post to X (formerly Twitter) on November 13, Persad-Bissessar posted a video clip of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denying a CNN report that the UK had stopped sharing specific intelligence with the US over concerns of the legality of its anti-drug missile strikes which have killed almost 70 people since September 2.

Persad-Bissessar said, "Once again, US Secretary of State @SecRubio has refuted a false report published in the international media – a story that was irresponsibly repeated by some local outlets and presented to our citizens as fact....My government remains steadfast in its partnership with the US as we take decisive, coordinated action to stem the flow of drugs, guns, and human trafficking into TT."