Found on FB - Anyone know if this is true?

[MANative]

I don't know anything about this website, but my cousin, who posted it, does tend towards RWNJ syndrome. I don't know where to start to debunk this.

http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-opens-national-mall-to-illegal-aliens?cid=rss

[Richardo]

1. Based on the first three words in your subject line I'm going to say it's not.

[Drale]

2. Judging by the first picture

of dark skinned man grabbing their crotch and giving the finger, I'm gonna chalk this one up instantly as a lie and a half.

and the fact that the "You may like" section has something about Sasha Obama's real name is not Sasha and one titles, "Is this why he won't release his medical records?" With a picture of the President.

[MANative]

8. Look, I obviously don't believe it, but I'm looking...

for help in proving that it's bullshit. He posted it with very negative commentary and he is a high-level LEO in a fairly large city. I don't want him to get away with spreading this crap without a cogent counter.

[WilliamPitt]

18. Here you go

Park Service OKs immigration reform rally on 'closed' National Mall
http://washingtonexaminer.com/park-service-oks-immigration-reform-rally-on-closed-national-mall/article/2536908

"About 30 members of Congress are expected to attend the rally, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J."

The "illegal immigrants" shit in your OP link is more right-wing dreck alleging that all brown people are "illegals."

This is an immigration rally, period.

P.S. Doing research on Google is half my job. When you come across a questionable story like this, a good first stop is Snopes.com. If it isn't there, search google using the questionable headline, but with the word "debunking" at the beginning. I found the above article with the google search "debunking national mall open to illegal immigrants." Odds are, someone has already done the work for you, because the internet always wins.

Happy hunting.

[MANative]

19. Thank you, Will. This is EXACTLY what I need.

You're the best!

ETA - Your advice about how to research/debunk is invaluable. I'll be using it often!

[WilliamPitt]

22. Works like a voodoo charm.

Also, several others have posted similar non-douchebaggy versions of the Examiner story in this thread, CNN etc. Should be the ticket.

And you're very welcome.

[pinboy3niner]

23. Note also that veterans are not being denied access to the veterans' memorials on the Mall

From the link posted below by The Velveteen Ocelot:

.... National Parks Service spokesman Mike Litterst confirmed that the march will go on.

"Under the same First Amendment rights that are allowing Honor Flight veterans and their families to visit the veterans memorials on the National Mall, other groups will be granted access to the park for First Amendment activities in accordance with National Park Service established regulations," Litterst said in a statement.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/08/government-shutdown-immigration-rally/2942257/

[MANative]

28. Thanks - that's a great call-out from the article.

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. The otehr thing you can do, and that I do, is click on the reporter's name

which would have taken you to THIS page
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-columbia/steven-h-ahle

and would have told you the "news" story is on the Conservative Examiner site ( not to be confused with SF Examiner)

About the guy who wrote this:
Steven H. Ahle is the author of six books and is the editor of RedStatements.co
He is also a regular contributor to The DC Clothesline and the Conservative Firing Line.

Plus..at the bottom usually, sometimes the top of a web site there is something labled "about".
click on that, it usually gives information about the site, at a minimum it mentions names you can Google.

[MANative]

33. Thank you! That's a useful tip!

I'll definitely keep that in my bag of tricks.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. Good lord, seriously? nt

[hlthe2b]

4. Yet another reason I detest FB

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. It has it's uses.

But like anywhere else, you have folks spreading shit like this. Truly it is the user. I have "unfriended" people sending this crap on the first try to get it through. It is like ignore, and as far as I am concerned, they can stay in their echo chamber. Trying to debunk this, and it would be easy, will fall in the same deaf ears.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. RW site

and a nice urban legend

[WilliamPitt]

6. To call this tripe is an insult to tripe.

[MANative]

16. Please see my Post #8, Will. He's very near you - in NB.

I"m sure you know what I mean. He's an Lt. in their PD.

[Agnosticsherbet]

29. It is more like Great big gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts

maculated monkey meat
Dirty little birdie feet.

etc. etc. etc.

[NightWatcher]

7. wasn't it Abe Lincoln who said, "Half the stuff on the internet is bull shit"?

I think I saw his tweet on the matter.

[el_bryanto]

9. That's totally true

Anythign on Face book is true. And not just illegal aliens - he's also preparing us for invasion from our new Reticulon Overlords.

And I for one am eager to welcome our Reticulon Overlords. Sure they have a taste for human flesh but that just means they will want us to be healthy and well marbled.

Bryant

[Skinner]

11. For one thing...

...the article doesn't explain what the hell it is referring to. It just says that Obama is going to open the Mall to some illegal immigrants, and they are going to have some sound equipment. But they don't actually explain what this is referring to.

That's a pretty big hint that this is spin. They aren't telling the actual story because the actual story is probably not offensive.

[HERVEPA]

12. Why the hell did you post this crap? We all know there is a ton of rw crap out there.

No need to put out a link to it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. There is an immigration rally on the mall, but here's a more objective description:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/08/government-shutdown-immigration-rally/2942257/

[Tree-Hugger]

15. Anyone

Can post anything on Examiner.

If it makes you feel better, there is a LWNJ egomaniac who publishes on Examiner.

[Roland99]

17. CNN Article >>>>

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/08/park-service-allows-immigration-rally-on-closed-national-mall/

This won't endear the GOP to Hispanics.

[silverweb]

20. Thank you.

[Motown_Johnny]

24. So CNN Trumps Facebook now? When did that start?

[BainsBane]

21. Seriously?

The Examiner is a RW source, which the title of the article should tell you if nothing else. Ever been to DC? The mall is open to EVERYONE. It's a public space.

[MANative]

25. While I was about 99.9% certain that it was bull...

I wanted to be able to directly refute it, not just point out that it's RW drivel. Not that most RWers listen to logic and fact, but I have to at least make the attempt. I was not familiar with the Examiner at all. Will Pitt helped me out with a reasonable rebuttal (and great advice on how to find them for myself in the future).

[KamaAina]

26. We had some fun discussing this earlier

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10023805303

[SomethingFishy]

27. Oh yes it's tweu tweu.. Also Obama is personally out at Mt Rushmore

making sure no one takes photos, while he's busy financing the Muslim Museum, and destroying America with his crazy health care plan.

[jberryhill]

30. He needs to clear the Mall to break ground for the Muslin Museum

It's all true.

I heard it somewhere.

[MANative]

31. Now that's funny!