Posted on Aug 13, 2021
Opinion: Why is Facebook letting GOP politicians run fundraising ads falsely blaming immigrants...
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If you were to believe the ads placed on Facebook by some Republican lawmakers and candidates, the surge of coronavirus infections in the US is due to immigrants. An ad from Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso warns that "The CDC & Joe Biden are telling Americans to MASK UP but are letting THOUSANDS of COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants into our country!"
The Washington Post reported this week that the Barrasso ad, and others like it, link migrants to the pandemic -- and then direct readers to fundraising pages.
But Barrasso is not the only Republican making such misleading claims, The Post noted. GOP lawmakers from North Carolina to Texas are doing the same, including Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, who claimed "thousands of unvaccinated illegal immigrants" were enjoying better health treatment than American citizens.
The Washington Post reported this week that the Barrasso ad, and others like it, link migrants to the pandemic -- and then direct readers to fundraising pages.
But Barrasso is not the only Republican making such misleading claims, The Post noted. GOP lawmakers from North Carolina to Texas are doing the same, including Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, who claimed "thousands of unvaccinated illegal immigrants" were enjoying better health treatment than American citizens.
Opinion: Why is Facebook letting GOP politicians run fundraising ads falsely blaming immigrants...
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Funny, so the Border patrol and Immigration officials that get sick dealing with infected immigrants and then the effect others are not contributing to the current resurgence?
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I just learned that the COVID vaccine will turn me into a squirrel. Why a squirrel?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SSG Edward Tilton It would be a Far Stretch of the Imagination for Me to blame any Mutations I Suffer as a Result of the Johnson and Johnson Covid Shot. I was Born above the Dump for the Manhattan Project, Sprayed with Zinc Cadmium Sulfide as a Toddler (Army Project LAC). As a 7 year old One of Many Lab Rats for MK-ULTRA Drugs and Served on 2 Nuclear Cruisers.
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