Cuban journalist Thalía Rosa Alfonso Gómez responded to regime spokesperson Humberto López after her name appeared on the program Razones de Cuba, where the host accused, without providing verifiable evidence, the independent media outlet El Toque and several Cuban journalists of being part of an alleged scheme of “currency trafficking,” “tax evasion,” and an “economic war” financed from the United States.
Thalía, who claims not to watch the television "circus" hosted by López, was alerted by family and friends that her image had been linked to independent projects that the regime is attempting to criminalize.
In a post on Facebook, the journalist recounted that a year ago, State Security agents harassed her "like a criminal," turning her life and her family's into "a hell" simply because they could not implicate her in anything.
Now, after being mentioned in the official narrative, she delivered a direct message to the “agents attending to her”:
"I also have means of defense... and I am not afraid. If you want to provoke me, keep in mind that I have no reservations about revealing what really happened. With evidence, on my own, so that I am not associated with anyone."
Thalía made it clear that she does not work for State Security, as the authorities tried to suggest at the time, and she mocked the repressive apparatus's insistence on linking her
"I don't work for State Security because it's not my thing. Get over it."
He also aimed a direct jab at Humberto López:
"Although you didn't feel inclined to just hand me the little paper, I am more of a journalist than Humbertico from here to China."
The program that sparked the controversy
In the latest broadcast of Razones de Cuba, Humberto López reiterated the speech that Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez presented weeks ago at the UN, stating that El Toque, a media outlet that publishes the informal exchange rates for the dollar, euro, and MLC in Cuba, would be part of an “economic warfare operation” to “depress the income of the population” and “destabilize the economy.”
The presenter showed unverified documents, fragmented images, and edited statements to try to prove that El Toque receives U.S. funds to manipulate the Cuban economy.
Among the individuals mentioned in the report, Thalía is included as part of a network of "illegal projects" funded from abroad.
However, the program did not provide a single conclusive piece of evidence. It also did not explain why an independent media outlet would be responsible for the devaluation of the peso in a country where the state controls all financial levers, and where the dollar stores created by the government itself have pushed the population into a desperate scramble for foreign currency.
An attack in the midst of the country's deepest crisis
The offensive against El Toque and other independent journalists arises during the worst economic moment Cuba has experienced in decades, marked by uncontrolled inflation, endless blackouts, chronic shortages, and a collapse of the monetary system that the government has not managed to contain.
Instead of assuming responsibility, the regime resorts to its old strategy of blaming the media, activists, influencers, or émigrés.
The main official organs echoed López's narrative. However, on social media, the propaganda message quickly sank.
El Toque and other activists respond with irony and arguments
After the broadcast of the program, El Toque responded with a text titled “Immediate Reflections”, where it dismantled the accusations with sarcasm:
"There is more rationality in those who believe the Earth is flat than in those who place their blind faith in Humberto López."
Activist Amelia Calzadilla also reacted harshly, reminding that the rise of the dollar is due to the shortage of foreign currency and the establishment of hard currency stores:
"Thinking that the currency rises because El Toque reports its prices is like believing you get sick because you had a lab test."
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