Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-01 06:31:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3AC91A2114AA93429C57B84FE21D9A0945915C3FF9E47A5BB6F13695C4C524A4
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Original Note:
The gates in the video were opened for months on end in both the Trump and Biden administrations. The engineering issue that causes this — the gates' inability to handle floods or to be opened/closed remotely — was first reported in 2020 and is not a new issue: 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://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N3AC241
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