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In April 2016, an image began making the rounds on social media that purportedly showed a sign in Australia which read: While the image (which quickly went viral) was frequently circulated along with the claim that it showed a real sign in Australia, this is not an official sign, and the photograph has been doctored. The original image was posted on the Freedom Of Speech Productions Facebook page on 10 April 2016. FOSP is a conservative Facebook page affiliated with the Australian Tea Party. It states in its About section that it uses humorous artistic pieces to expose the vile and delusional left-wing agenda: While we have been unable to track down the source image, the Freedom of Speech Productions page makes it clear that the photograph of the sign is fake:The faked photograph of the sign was quick to go viral because it taps into longstanding and widespread negative tropes about immigrants and migrant workers, during a time that immigration and migration are consistently major topics in the news — both in Australia and throughout the rest of the world.
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