Fact check: ICE is planning to spend up to $20 million on thousands of gloves designed to deliver electrical shocks.

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Platform: THREADS Author: @sharonrenebest --- Caption/Description --- 🚨 THIS IS REAL AND REALLY RIDICULOUS! SHOCK GLOVES??🧤 ICE is moving to spend up to $20 MILLION on thousands of gloves designed to deliver electrical shocks through direct contact with a person’s body. They’re called G.L.O.V.E.s — and DHS plans to deploy them to ICE personnel. Electric shock gloves. On their hands. America, we need to be paying attention. 🇺🇸 ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @sharonrenebest Topic / community tag: ice --- Caption/Description --- 🚨 THIS IS REAL AND REALLY RIDICULOUS! SHOCK GLOVES??🧤 ICE is moving to spend up to $20 MILLION on thousands of gloves designed to deliver electrical shocks through direct contact with a person’s body. They’re called G.L.O.V.E.s — and DHS plans to deploy them to ICE personnel. Electric shock gloves. On their hands. America, we need to be paying attention. 🇺🇸 --- Claims to Verify --- 1. ICE is planning to spend up to $20 million on thousands of gloves designed to deliver electrical shocks. 2. These gloves are called G.L.O.V.E.s. 3. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to deploy G.L.O.V.E.s to ICE personnel. --- Verification Focus --- ICE G.L.O.V.E.s electric shock gloves $20 million DHS deploy electric shock gloves ICE personnel ICE procurement electrical shock devices G.L.O.V.E.s Department of Homeland Security

Claims analyzed (3)

1. verified: ICE is planning to spend up to $20 million on thousands of gloves designed to deliver electrical shocks.
   Multiple news outlets, citing a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security, confirm that ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million on these devices.
2. verified: These gloves are called G.L.O.V.E.s.
   News reports confirm the devices are known as G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.
3. verified: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to deploy G.L.O.V.E.s to ICE personnel.
   A notice published by the Department of Homeland Security indicates that the G.L.O.V.E. devices will be issued to ICE officers and agents.

Sources consulted (15)

• ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks — The Guardian
• pbs.org — pbs.org
• theguardian.com — theguardian.com
• washingtonpost.com — washingtonpost.com
• 'Electric-shock gloves' to subdue migrants: the new tool for an increasingly aggressive ICE — El Diario
• AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks - PBS — PBS
• AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks - PBS — PBS
• ICE Is Buying Up to $20 Million Worth of Electric Shock Gloves | Truthout — Truthout
• ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver electric shocks - CBS News — CBS News
• ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks — The Hill
• ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves - The Jersey Vindicator — The Jersey Vindicator
• ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agents - KQ2 — KQ2
• jerseyvindicator.org — jerseyvindicator.org
• Plan to Equip ICE Agents With Electric Shock Gloves Draws Alarm - TIME — TIME
• truthout.org — truthout.org

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