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  • 2019-06-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Greenpeace Hang A ‘CONCENTRATION CAMPS’ Banner From The Trump Hotel In Vegas? (en)
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  • An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a large yellow Greenpeace banner with the words CONCENTRATION CAMPS hanging from the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. BREAKING NOW: Demonstrators hang sign from Trump Tower in Las Vegas, protesting the Trump administration’s undocumented immigrant detention centers, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, the caption reads. Or, was it a hoax? Verdict: False Greenpeace USA confirmed to The Daily Caller that it did not hang a sign from the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Fact Check: Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez likened detention centers holding illegal immigrants at the southern border to concentration camps in an Instagram Live video last week . Shortly thereafter, reports emerged detailing the poor conditions witnessed at some of these facilities. The image, which depicts a Greenpeace banner hanging from the Last Vegas hotel in protest, is actually a screenshot of a video originally posted on Twitter . The video creator, Paul Lee Ticks , has a history of posting doctored images and videos on social media. In fact, he previously posted a video very similar to the one in question, only with a different message on the photoshopped banner. Greenpeace , an environmental nonprofit, often uses yellow banners to make political statements. Its members have even deployed prominent banners to protest the Trump administration in the past . However, Greenpeace confirmed that it took no such action in Las Vegas. Perry Wheeler, senior communications specialist for Greenpeace, told the Caller in an email, It is indeed a fake video. It also tweeted out a statement, declaring the video a hoax. While this video is fake, the Trump administration’s inhumane detention centers are, tragically, very real. Here is a list of organizations mobilizing to help https://t.co/JBVYra8CJu https://t.co/6VnfmeVDob — Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) June 25, 2019 As demonstrated in its tweet, Greenpeace has taken a public stance on the detention facilities, though not in the manner alleged in the viral image. Follow Aislinn on Twitter Have a fact check suggestion? Send ideas to [email protected] . (en)
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