Republicans are promising to complete a wall along the southern border, but doing so isn’t so simple.
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The Dispatch→ Does a New Immigration Reform Bill Have a Chance?
A proposal splitting the difference between Republicans and Democrats faces steep odds. Continue reading Does a New Immigration Reform Bill Have a Chance? »
The Dispatch→ The GOP Takes an Immigration Victory Lap
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks alongside fellow Republican lawmakers after the House passed the Secure the Border Act Thursday. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)House Republicans pass their border bill despite intraparty drama.Continue r
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Video Shows the Wrong Border Fence
A picture of Melilla, at the border between Morocco and Spain, taken on June 25, 2022. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images) A video clip is circulating online showing a border fence overwhelmed by hundreds of people trying to climb to the other
Truth or Fiction?→ Has ICE Refused Even Donated Flu Shot Vaccines for Detainees?
On December 5 2019, Twitter lit up with rumors and tweets that Immigration and Customs Enforcement refused to offer “even donated flu shots” for detainees in its custody: ICE has refused even donated flu shots. This is exactly how the
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This Is Canada, This Is the United States’ Border Meme
On October 20 2019, a Facebook user shared the following meme which showed a snowy road labeled “This is the United States” to the left side, and “This is Canada” to the right: Underneath the photographic portion of the meme,
Truth or Fiction?→ Did ICE Get Caught Shopping for ‘Urban Warfare’ Training Facilities?
A Newsweek story published on September 11, 2019 revived fears about the possible intentions of the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after it showed that the agency failed to redact documents related to “urban warfa
Snopes→ US Moves FEMA, Coast Guard Money to Fund Border Programs
The news comes as hurricane season is ramping up.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Video Show Seesaws on Both Sides of the Border Wall?
On July 29 2019, the Facebook page “Jolt Texas” shared a video (archived here), stating that “[artists] installed seesaws at the border wall” so that “kids in the U.S. and Mexico could play together”: The clip r
Snopes→ Pentagon Says 2,100 More Troops Going to US-Mexico Border
1,100 are active-duty troops. The other 1,000 are members of the Texas National Guard.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Texas Ranchers Find ‘Prayer Rugs’ Near the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Amid a flurry of headlines about the government shutdown and Michael Cohen on January 18 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted a highly dubious claim that ranchers on the southern United States border had found “prayer rugs” as part of a pl
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Asylum-Seekers Writing Numbers on Their Arms at the United States Border?
Amid stories of unarmed adults and children getting teargassed over an international border by United States forces, infants being taken from their parents, and asylum-seekers being concentrated in detention camps, yet another image appeared to evoke a
Truth or Fiction?→ The Truth About the Migrant Caravan Approaching the United States
On October 18th, 2018, United States President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets about a large caravan of people wending their way from Honduras to the southern United States border: These statements were duly picked up and breathlessly repea
The Truth About the Migrant Caravan Approaching the United States
On October 18th, 2018, United States President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets about a large caravan of people wending their way from Honduras to the southern United States border: These statements were duly picked up and breathlessly repeated by news channels and pundits, spreading the story with crucial context omitted from the story, such […]
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Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show Border Agents Forcibly Separating Children From Families?
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a federal agent seizing Elián González was recycled nearly twenty years later with a misleading caption in the wake of a family separation scandal.
Snopes→ Were Gun-Toting Children Photographed on the United States Border?
The Drudge Report used a years-old photograph of children in Syria holding toy guns without credit, a description, or attribution to illustrate a story about immigration to the United States.
Snopes→ Does Christina Hagan’s Campaign Ad Show the Mexico-United States Border?
An Ohio Republican candidate recycles a misrepresentation of the border used by President Donald Trump.