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Apr 19, 2025 White House posted a digitally altered image falsely depicting gang tattoos on a wrongly deported man Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The White House distributed fabricated evidence to falsely portray a deportee as a gang member, spreading disinformation to justify a contested removal.
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- White House edits New York Times headline and posts false claims about Abrego Garcia — After Senator Chris Van Hollen visited Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on April 18, the White House posted on social media an image of a New York Times headline edited with red pen to falsely label Abrego Garcia as an "MS-13 ILLEGAL ALIEN" and claimed he would never return to the United States. The White House also posted a digitally altered image of a hand with fabricated "MS-13" tattoos superimposed on the knuckles, falsely attributing it to Abrego Garcia and claiming courts had found him to be an MS-13 member—claims contradicted by court records and expert analysis.
- White House tweeted doctored photo of migrant with altered gang tattoo — The White House tweeted a picture of Trump holding a doctored photo of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's hand, which was digitally altered to add 'MS-13' on his knuckles. The image was fabricated to falsely associate the migrant with gang membership, representing a deliberate use of misinformation by the administration to inflame public sentiment against immigrants.
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Week 14 – 2025-04-19–2025-04-25
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