“A photo shows Barack Obama in front of “cages” built during his administration to hold migrants.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 23 Oct 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
The post uses a misleading image to make a point about immigrants in federal custody during Obama’s presidency. While the enclosures in the photo were built under Obama, the photo was not from his time as president.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 October 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 October 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.vn/hvxTg
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