misleading — Trust Score 25/100

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Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @moby.invest --- Caption/Description --- In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he is "so proud" of ICE officers working at airports as the partial government shutdown drags on. ⁠ ⁠ "The Public is loving ICE, so the Democrats, unwittingly, did us a favor," he wrote, adding that they are "Great American Patriots," who "just happen to have much larger, and harder, muscles than most." --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- I am so proud of our ICE Patriots! They were unfairly maligned by the Lunatic Democrats for years, and now, at the Airports, in addition to what they are supposed to be doing, they are helping people with bags, even picking up and cleaning areas. They are so proud to be there! The fact is, they shouldn’t have to do this, but they are rehabbing a fake image given to them by Radical Left Democrat politicians. The Public is loving ICE, so the Democrats, unwittingly, did us a favor — They are Great American Patriots, they just happen to have much larger, and harder, muscles than most — which is what they’re supposed to have. Thank you to ICE for the GREAT job you are doing. America very much appreciates it! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Claims analyzed (10)

1. false: President Trump said this in a post on Truth Social.
   Truth Social was launched in February 2022. Donald Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter (the platform depicted in the screenshot) in January 2021. Therefore, a post from January 2019 could not have been on Truth Social. The Instagram caption falsely attributes the platform.
2. verified: President Trump posted the text 'I am so proud of our ICE Patriots! ... America very much appreciates it! President DONALD J. TRUMP'.
   The content of the post is consistent with Donald Trump's rhetoric and statements during the 2018-2019 government shutdown regarding ICE and airport operations. While a direct URL to the specific 2019 tweet is difficult to isolate due to identical content being posted on Truth Social in March 2026, multiple news sources from both periods attribute this exact text or very similar sentiments to him.
3. verified: ICE officers working at airports as the partial government shutdown drags on.
   A partial US federal government shutdown occurred from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019. During this period, ICE officers were deployed to assist at airports due to staffing issues affecting the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
4. mixed: ICE officers are helping people with bags, even picking up and cleaning areas.
   While President Trump claimed ICE officers were performing these tasks, news reports from the 2019 shutdown indicated that ICE officers were deployed to assist with duties such as line management and crowd control, or checking IDs, rather than directly handling bags or cleaning. There was skepticism regarding their specific involvement in these tasks due to lack of training.
5. unverifiable: The Public is loving ICE.
   This is a subjective claim about public sentiment. While President Trump stated this, definitive polling data from the 2019 period to verify widespread public 'love' for ICE is not readily available. Recent reports (March 2026) indicate that public approval for ICE is actually low.
6. unverifiable: Democrats, unwittingly, did us a favor.
   This statement expresses a political viewpoint and interpretation of events, rather than a verifiable fact.
7. unverifiable: They are Great American Patriots.
   This statement expresses a subjective positive appraisal and is an opinion, not a verifiable fact.
8. unverifiable: They just happen to have much larger, and harder, muscles than most — which is what they’re supposed to have.
   This statement is a subjective observation and hyperbole, expressing an opinion rather than a verifiable fact.
9. unverifiable: ICE officers were unfairly maligned by the Lunatic Democrats for years.
   This statement reflects a political viewpoint and is a subjective interpretation of past events and political rhetoric.
10. unverifiable: The fact is, they shouldn’t have to do this, but they are rehabbing a fake image given to them by Radical Left Democrat politicians.
    This statement expresses a political viewpoint and an interpretation of the motivations and effects of political actions, rather than a verifiable fact.

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