Thread by @matt_cam

1/ A violent extremist who has been recruiting members to join cells of extremists within the U.S. to commit acts of terror was recently arrested after illegally crossing the border.

Perfect Fox story, right?

Not exactly.

Left: NYT
Right: Fox

#VirginiaRally

2/ Meet Patrik Mathews. He was recently discharged from the Canadian military for ties to violent white nationalists, and he is apparently so prepared for a race war that he's willing to start one himself.

Like many terrorists before him, he entered the US illegally from Canada.

3/ The stories above were both from this weekend, noting arrests Thurs of Base members in connection w/security concerns around tomorrow's #VirginiaRally.

Surely Fox must have taken the opportunity that day to warn of this terrorist's violation of our sovereignty?

Again, no.

4/ Here's the @FoxNews account of that arrest. Mathews's illegal entry and unlawful immigration status are not mentioned in the headline, or anywhere in the story until a bland quote from a court document somewhere in the middle. That's it.

foxnews.com/us/fbi-arrests…

5/ The truth is that the only terrorists ever known to have come to the US illegally through the southern border were white Albanians brought here as children. They were involved in planning an attack on Fort Dix in '07.

All of the rest came from Canada.

cato.org/blog/45000-spe…