Daily Report
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didnt happen this week
Why Troubling News:
Social media postings circulated the claim that Joe Biden had issued an Executive Order 9066 granting $5,000 Visa gift cards, a cell phone, and domestic airfare to migrants entering the U.S illegally. The reality of this is that no such executive order exists, no federal policy provides these benefits to migrants and associated press labeled the claim as completed ''fabricated'' in their weekly ''Not Real News'' fact check. This incorrect information attributes highly implausible and documented benefits to official government action. Also, repeated misinformation of this kind undermines credible journalism and confuses public dialogue around immigration and policy.
