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Did a Crowd of Migrants Invade the US Border in May 2023?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
May 8, 2023 With Title 42 COVID-19-related restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border set to expire on May 11, 2 ...
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Is This a Photograph of the 'Organizer' of the Immigrant Caravan?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Nov 30, 2018 "He is one of the organizers of the Honduran migrant caravan."
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Did the 82nd Airborne Division Receive Word They Are Being Deployed to the Border?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 24, 2018 A social media rumor held that the vaunted airborne division was being sent to the Mexican borde ...
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Did Caravan Migrants Demand $50K from the U.S. to Return Home?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 14, 2018 A small group of migrants awaiting their fate in Tijuana asked that they either be allowed into ...
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How Are These Migrants Paying for their Mobile Phones?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 6, 2018 Nothing makes a more cogent point than applying flawed assumptions to an irrelevant photograph.
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Were Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border Photographed with Numbers Written on Their Arms?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Dec 3, 2018 A photograph taken near the border spurred disturbing comparisons to atrocities committed by Naz ...
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Are 'One-Third' of Caravan Migrants Sick with HIV, Tuberculosis, and Chicken Pox?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 30, 2018 Many caravan migrants are dealing with assorted health complaints, but not these specific commun ...
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About That 'Starving Migrant Refugee Checks Her iPhone' Meme

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 28, 2018 An image meant to demean a woman's weight is not only cruel but taken out of context.
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Did Tomi Lahren Say Children Getting Tear Gassed Was the “Highlight” of Her Thanksgiving?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 27, 2018 A tear-gassing shouldn't be the highlight of anyone's day, victim or otherwise.
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Was the 'Illegal Alien Mom with Kids' Photograph Staged?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 26, 2018 "The illegal alien mother ‘fleeing’ from the border wall was all a lie. It was a setup."
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Are 300 'Known Convicts and Gang Members' Among the Migrant Caravan?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 13, 2018 A vague U.S. government press release ambiguously stated that some 270 people with criminal hist ...
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Did the Whole Migrant Caravan Turn Down Mexico's Offer of Jobs, Medical Care and Education?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 7, 2018 Some members of the caravan accepted the offer, some spurned it, and some returned home.
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Does This Photograph Show a Migrant Caravan Member Urinating on the U.S. Flag?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 6, 2018 Photographs of alleged flag desecration are common fodder for social media posts expressing anti ...
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Is This a Photograph of an Immigrant with Smallpox?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov 5, 2018 Anti-immigration memes make sweeping speculations about epidemiology that are not supported by r ...
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Did Beto O'Rourke's Staff Use Campaign Money to Help Migrants in El Paso?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov 2, 2018 A controversial right-wing activist published yet another "sting" video which left out significa ...
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Did Guatemalan Authorities Rescue a Group of Minors from Caravan Smugglers?

Written by:
Dan Evon Bethania Palma
Nov 2, 2018 A report of children rescued from 'human smugglers working inside' the Central American caravan ...
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Did the UN Declare War on America and Order Trump to Let the Migrant Caravan In?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 1, 2018 Junk news and mendacious memes falsely reported the United Nations had declared "war" on the Uni ...
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Does This Photograph Show a Police Officer Being Dragged by Caravan Members?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 1, 2018 When it comes to fear-mongering over the Honduran caravan, any old picture of police being mistr ...
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Does This Video Show Caravan Members Tearing Down a Border Fence?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 31, 2018 Misinformation concerning a group of asylum seekers was prevalent online in October 2018, but a ...
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Did an Ad Offer to Pay for Participation in the Central American Migrant Caravan?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 26, 2018 A misleading use of search terms creates amusing and sometimes alarming impressions among intern ...
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