Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca, owners of the Panamanian law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, have been operating for decades, safeguarding the financial secrets of the wealthy. The firm, Mossack-Fonseca, with over 500 employees and 40 offices worldwide, has been exposed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists for helping clients hide money in tax havens. Fonseca, who has resigned from his political positions in the ruling Partido Panamañista and as a government advisor, has a diverse background including law, politics, and literature. Mossack, known for his reclusiveness, has a family history linked to Nazi Germany and has various business interests in Panama. The revelations have significant implications for global finance and the legal practices surrounding offshore companies.

Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have been flooded with viral jokes and memes featuring the United States, Cuba, and Venezuela, humorously depicting the historic rapprochement between Barack Obama and Raúl Castro. Nicolás Maduro is portrayed as the scorned lover in this narrative. The VII Summit of the Americas, marking the first meeting between US and Cuban presidents in over five decades, was paralleled online with creative memes focusing on the thawing of US-Cuba relations and the rising tension between the US and Venezuelan presidents. Memes included caricatures of Castro and Obama taking a selfie, references to the potential lifting of the US economic blockade on Cuba, and humorous combinations of iconic images like Che Guevara's face with the Coca-Cola logo. The hashtags #CumbreAmericas and #ObamaCastro trended globally during the event.