‘Panic benefits Ice’: local newsrooms fight back as immigrants face misinformation
As rumored raids fuel anxiety about mass deportations, outlets are offering resources and debunking falsehoodsAfter immigration authorities targeted agricultural laborers in a surprise raid in California’s Kern county this year, fear-induced rumors circulated in communities around the state.In San Francisco, a middle school student mistakenly reported seeing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agent board a transit bus, prompting the city’s school board to broadcast – and later retract – a warning to parents. In Oakland, an attorney published a post on Instagram alleging raids were occurring around the Bay Area. And in the Central valley, a medical clinic serving migrant farm workers saw patient numbers drop after rumors claimed Ice agents were targeting its patients. Continue reading...
As rumored raids fuel anxiety about mass deportations, outlets are offering resources and debunking falsehoods
After immigration authorities targeted agricultural laborers in a surprise raid in California’s Kern county this year, fear-induced rumors circulated in communities around the state.
In San Francisco, a middle school student mistakenly reported seeing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agent board a transit bus, prompting the city’s school board to broadcast – and later retract – a warning to parents. In Oakland, an attorney published a post on Instagram alleging raids were occurring around the Bay Area. And in the Central valley, a medical clinic serving migrant farm workers saw patient numbers drop after rumors claimed Ice agents were targeting its patients. Continue reading...