Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-12 17:40:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 804ED210F236A0E6150690902E892F9ABE9272ABA412E7D4F01DA183A4071F21
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The border patrol agents were not whipping the migrants, they were whipping the horses. This was verified both by the photographer who took the picture and by a nine-month investigation by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/08/patrol-agents-on-horseback-did-not-whip-migrants-but-used-forced-and-inappropriate-language-investigators-say-00044763 https://www.cbp.gov/document/report/cbp-office-professional-responsibility-del-rio-horse-patrol-unit-investigation https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/photographer-behind-controversial-photos-speaks-exclusively-to-ktsm/ https://nypost.com/2021/09/24/border-patrol-pics-were-misconstrued-photographer-says/
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