“Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally.”
Social media posts
in a TikTok video. Claim dated 17 May 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the migrants in the video had already crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and were on U.S. soil when they were passing through the gate in the video.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 May 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 May 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@_country_gigi_13/video/7233952453442424110
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/ChuckCallesto/status/1658476870852292613
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1658470647868305408
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