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Did Democrats Really Do All of This? A meme presented kernels of truth within a distorted, oversimplified story line.

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Did a ‘California Teacher’ Pen a Viral Post About Immigration? A more than decade-old screed about immigration reemerged on Facebook in 2022.

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An American meme claimed that the difference was obvious between immigrants and illegal aliens but used a photograph from the Morocco and Spain border.

No, This ‘Illegal Aliens’ Meme Does Not Show the US Border "The difference is obvious."

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A Facebook meme claimed that the Louisiana Cajun Navy sends 2,000 gators to Texas to secure the Rio Grand river border.

No, Louisiana Did Not Send 2,000 Alligators to Texas Border A picture of alligators was shared on Facebook with a misleading caption about immigration, Louisiana,...

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Part of Trump’s Border Wall Damaged By Monsoons in Arizona Environmentalists had warned about what ended up happening.

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Is an Arizona Hotel Being Used as an Illegal Safe House For ‘Illegal Immigrants’? A holding facility for asylum seekers became the center of protests in June 2021.

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"Neighbors in Glasgow surrounded a van that was attempting to arrest a family of immigrants in their neighborhood. A proud day in Scotland!"

Did Glasgow Protest Force Release of Indian Immigrants? Internet users enthusiastically shared stirring scenes from a May 2021 protest against the detention of...

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Is Kamala Harris’ Book Included in ‘Welcome Packs’ for Unaccompanied Migrant Children? City officials in Long Beach, California, said only one such book was given out ......

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Did Alex Jones Stop Smugglers From Illegally Transporting Children at Border? On video, Jones was screaming and pointing at a vehicle carrying children, but doing little...

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Is Biden Admin Restarting Border Wall Construction? Joe Biden promised not to build "another foot of wall" during his 2020 campaign.

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Comparisons to a recent attack on a woman in New York were made to the infamous Kitty Genovese case.

Was an Asian American Woman Attacked on NYC Street but No One Helped Her? The Internet likened a March 2021 assault near Times Square to the notorious death of...

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Smugglers abandoned two young children at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Did Smugglers Abandon Two Young Children at the US-Mexico Border? An image shared on Facebook purportedly showed two children after they had been dropped over...

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