Did North Carolina Ban Sharia Law Statewide?
To understand claims about “sharia law” bans, we first have to understand what constitutes “sharia law” in the first place.
anti immigration memes
Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback Because of Immigrants and Refugees?
In April 2019, the Facebook page “Donald Plants” shared the following meme (archived here), which claimed that six “eradicated diseases” are in the process of “making a comeback” thanks to the presence of refugees and undocumented immigrants in the United States. In the meme, six “eradicated diseases” were named: tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, mumps, scarlet fever, …
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Derma Chronic Autoimmune Disease
On January 30 2019, this meme (archived here) appeared on Facebook, containing a claim (without sources or citations) that migrants in a caravan carried a frightening ailment known as “derma chronic autoimmune disease.” The post featured two close-cropped images of mens’ torsos. Text across those two photographs said: SEVERAL OF THE CARAVAN MIGRANTS WERE SUFFERING FROM …
Somali Muslims Take Over Small Tennessee Town, Terrify Christians
Claims about Somali immigrants “taking over” Shelbyville, Tennessee have circulated for years.