“Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 10 Apr 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
News reports in March said a tent complex in Texas, a temporary U.S. border facility holding minors who cross the Mexico border, was at 700% or more of its capacity. Children sleep in see-through plastic pods.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 April 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 April 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
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