Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-28 04:21:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B328FEFA9C254F8878B6B4351A34F8E2CC74C4B0CFED7ACE2954C32878FCC790
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These are floodgates that are required to be opened during Arizona’s monsoon season. If left closed, the force of flash floods caused by seasonal rain and the debris they carry would topple the border wall. This practice was also done during the Trump administration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trumps-border-wall-vulnerable-to-flash-floods-needs-large-storm-gates-left-open-for-months/2020/01/30/be709346-3710-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html https://truthout.org/articles/contrary-to-right-wing-claims-border-wall-floodgates-actually-are-for-floods/
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