Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-17 00:10:32 UTC - HELPFUL
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The lowest since 2000 was April 2017 (NOT April 2020), shortly before an ensuing spike. https://www.factcheck.org/2024/07/final-night-of-the-gop-convention/#:~:text=April%202020%20was%20not%20the%20lowest%20point%20in%20history.%20The%20lowest%20since%202000%20came%20in%20April%202017%2C%20shortly%20after%20Trump%20took%20office%20and%20before%20an%20ensuing%20spike https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1814327507979759895 Trump left office in Jan. 2021, NOT April 2020 (as the chart claims). https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-chart-butler-border-67866bd05a894a6bea0d670de2adc4f7#:~:text=The%20graphic%20incorrectly%20identifies%20the%20month%20Trump%20left%20office%2C%20marking%20it%20as%20if%20it%20had%20happened%20during%20the%20spring%20of%202020 https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/trumps-misleading-chart-on-illegal-immigration/#:~:text=The%20red%20arrow%20at%20the%20bottom%20purports%20to%20correspond%20to%20the%20point%20that%20%E2%80%9CTrump%20leaves%20office%E2%80%9D%20and%20to%20be%20the%20%E2%80%9Clowest%20illegal%20immigration%20in%20recorded%20history!%E2%80%9D%20But%20the%20arrow%20actually%20points%20to%20April%202020%2C%20when%20there%20were%2016%2C182%20apprehensions%20at%20the%20southwest%20border The data includes people who didn't enter the country (Dec. 2023 “world record” spike had over 52,000). https://archive.ph/psdKH#selection-901.0-901.323:~:text=The%20data%20in,entering%20the%20country
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