“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 May 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Both men were not immigrants in the U.S. illegally, as some have claimed, and there’s no evidence or police confirmation that they belonged to gangs.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 May 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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