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On April 5, 2021, a story with the following headline was shared on Facebook: Agents Confiscate Three Thousand Stimulus Checks at Border. The story appeared to lay the blame for the purported incident on U.S. President Joe Biden's administration: The story later ended with: And the border isn’t 'open,' you reactionary racist idiots. You sound obnoxiously stupid. This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. Further, the thumbnail picture for the story did not appear to be captured in North America. The story originated with a Facebook page and website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows: For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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