The Trump administration really wants today's terrorism threat to be linked to immigration, especially the border w/ Mexico.
To make its point, it's constantly lying about or manipulating data.
To make its point, it's constantly lying about or manipulating data.
At @just_security, and w/ the help of the incredibly smart folks at the @BrennanCenter, we've been trying to keep up, debunking the lies as they come.
Here are some of the pieces we've done over the last year, looking at how @DHSgov is misrepresenting data:
Here are some of the pieces we've done over the last year, looking at how @DHSgov is misrepresenting data:
Trump Administration’s Fuzzy Math on Terrorist Origins is More than Misleading – It’s Dishonest by @FaizaPatelBCJ justsecurity.org/51084/trump-ad…
Trump Administration’s Watchlist Data Overstates Terror Threat by @harshwords222 justsecurity.org/51301/misleadi…
DHS: Not Entitled to Its Own Facts by @BrennanCenter's Andrew Boyle: justsecurity.org/56094/dhs-enti…
Trump Admin’s Distorted Data Doesn’t Prove Its Cruel Border Policy Deters Migration by @harshwords222: justsecurity.org/59255/misleadi…
Trump Administration’s Terrorism Claims Omit Crucial Available Data by @FaizaPatelBCJ and @harshwords222: justsecurity.org/60294/info-nee…
DHS Spins the Border Numbers… Again by Andrew Boyle: justsecurity.org/60285/dhs-spin…
And just last week ... Like His Boss, Pence Misleads Public About Terrorism and Immigration by @harshwords222 and @FaizaPatelBCJ: justsecurity.org/61245/boss-pen…
