Michigan GOP Lawmaker Mistakes Gonzaga Basketball Team for 'Illegal Invaders'
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Michigan GOP legislator Rep. Matt Maddock falsely claimed on social media that "illegal invaders" were arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, posting photos of an Allegiant Air plane and buses, which turned out to be transporting men's college basketball teams for the NCAA tournament. Despite being corrected by multiple sources, Maddock refused to concede and continued to push the false narrative, even as evidence confirmed that the buses were for the basketball teams and received police escorts to their hotels.
- Fact check: Michigan GOP legislator posted about ‘illegal invaders’ at Detroit airport. It was Gonzaga’s March Madness team CNN
- Matthew Maddock calls NCAA basketball teams at DTW 'illegal invaders' Detroit Free Press
- Michigan GOP lawmaker claims that buses carrying March Madness teams are ‘illegal invaders’ WOODTV.com
- GOP Lawmaker Thinks He Exposed Busload of ‘Illegals’ … It Was the Gonzaga Basketball Team Rolling Stone
- Idiot Republicans Confuse Bus of Basketball Players With Migrant Bus The New Republic
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