Ana Francisco Artola Cueva seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) final order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 1 Cueva, a native and citizen of Honduras, claimed past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution by members of the Mara 18, a criminal gang, because of her political opinion and her membership in the Association of Small Middle Entrepreneurs of San Pedro Sula (“Entrepreneurs Association”). Cueva’s application was denied based on a finding that she was not credible. After review, we deny the petition for review. 2

On appeal, Cueva argues that the IJ’s adverse credibility finding is not supported by substantial evidence. 3 An asylum applicant must show, with specific and credible evidence, either past persecution or a *800 “well-founded fear” of future persecution on a protected ground. Forgue v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 401 F.3d 1282, 1286-87 (11th Cir. 2005); 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b). 4 While credible testimony “may be sufficient to sustain the applicant’s burden without corroboration,” Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) § 208(b)(1)(B)(ii), 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(ii), the weaker an applicant’s testimony, the greater the need for corroboration. Yang v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 418 F.3d 1198, 1201 (11th Cir. 2005). Conversely, an adverse credibility determination alone may support a denial of an asylum claim, but if the applicant produces evidence other than her testimony, the IJ and the BIA must consider this evidence as well. See Forgue, 401 F.3d at 1287.

In making an adverse credibility finding, the IJ must be explicit and offer “specific, cogent reasons” for the finding. Id. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii), as amended by the REAL ID Act, the IJ, in evaluation credibility, must consider the “totality of the circumstances,” including “demeanor, candor, or responsiveness of the applicant or witness, the inherent plausibility of the applicant’s or witness’s account, the consistency between the applicant’s or witness’s written or oral statements (whenever made and whether or not under oath, and considering the circumstances under which the statements were made), the internal consistency of each such statement, the consistency of such statements with other evidence in the record (including the reports of the Department of State on country conditions), and any inaccuracies or falsehoods in such statements, without regard to whether an inconsistency, inaccuracy, or falsehood goes to the heart of the applicant’s claim, or any other relevant factor.” INA § 208(b)(1)(B)(iii), 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii); see also Chen v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 463 F.3d 1228, 1233 (11th Cir. 2006). 5 “Once an adverse credibility finding is made, the burden is on the applicant alien to show that the IJ’s credibility decision was not supported by ‘specific, cogent reasons’ or was not based on substantial evidence.” Forgue, 401 F.3d at 1287. 6

The IJ and the BIA gave specific, cogent reasons for finding Cueva not credible. Specifically, the IJ noted inconsistencies between: (1) Cueva’s hearing testimony and her asylum application as to her membership in the Women’s' Group and the Entrepreneurs Association; (2) Cueva’s hearing testimony that her brother Claudio was attacked by the Mara 18 and a police report indicating that two unknown individuals shot at Claudio and that friends had no idea why Claudio was attacked and Claudio’s own “denunciation” filed with the Honduran police indicating he was attacked *801 by an unknown person; (3) Cueva’s hearing testimony that her brother Ramon was killed by the Mara 18 and an article about the incident stating that a relative affirmed that Ramon had no enemies and another article suggesting the motive may have been revenge; (4) Cue-va’s claim in her application that the Mara 18 targeted her because of her political activity with the National Party and membership in the Entrepreneurs Association and her admission in her addendum that the Mara 18 targeted her because she filed a “denunciation” with the Honduran police after her brother Ramon’s assassination. The IJ also identified implausibilities, including: (1) Cueva’s proffer of evidence of her brother Claudio’s membership in the Entrepreneurs Association, but not her own membership in that organization; and (2) the unlikelihood that the Mara 18 was targeting National Party members given that the State Department’s 2007 Country Report for Honduras did not mention it and the National Party is one of two major political parties in Honduras.

Finally, the IJ noted that Cueva provided no corroborating documentary evidence to support her testimony that: (1) the Mara 18 attacked her twice, first shooting bullets into her home and then shooting at her car as she exited it to pick up her son from school; (2) that the Mara 18 was involved in the attacks on her brothers; or (3) that the Mara 18 was targeting National Party members.

The reasons given for discrediting Cue-va are supported by substantial evidence. Although Cueva offered explanations for some of these inconsistencies or lack of corroboration, the IJ considered them and found them to be without merit. Further, Cueva’s tenable explanations do not compel a conclusion that she was credible. See Chen, 463 F.3d at 1233. Finally, Cue-va does not argue that the other evidence in the record, absent her (discredited) testimony, compels a conclusion that she was persecuted or had a well-founded fear of persecution. 7

PETITION DENIED.