False Reports of Veterans Displaced by Migrants Exposed as Hoax.
TL;DR
The New York Attorney General's Office is investigating a nonprofit organization's false claims that homeless veterans were displaced from a hotel to make way for migrants. The hotel showed proof that it was not housing homeless veterans and that no one was displaced when the migrants arrived. The situation also ensnared a local Assemblymember who railed against the alleged displacement of veterans. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office warned against any rush to judgment on any potential illegalities.
- Prosecutors looking into false reports of veterans displaced by migrants POLITICO
- Homeless men say they were recruited to pose as displaced vets Times Union
- Fox News Stoked Outrage Over Migrants Displacing Homeless Vets. It Was a Hoax. The Daily Beast
- Longtime advocate lied about vets getting kicked out of NY hotels for migrants: pol New York Post
- Democrats' message to Americans: If you're not a migrant, go to the back of the line Fox News
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