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Fake 'Arizona border raid' a lie that won't die

By Becky Bowers
Published on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.

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Pants on Fire!
"Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? … Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!"

Chain email, Friday, April 6th, 2012.

Ruling: Pants on Fire! | Details

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This photo, which a chain email says came from a 2012 Arizona border raid, came from a 2010 raid elsewhere in Mexico.

This photo, which a chain email says came from a 2012 Arizona border raid, came from a 2010 raid elsewhere in Mexico.

Chain emails never seem to die — they just get fresh dates.

A recent one that landed in our in-box said it detailed an Arizona border raid on March 2, 2012.
 
The problem? It closely resembles a message that Snopes debunked in 2010.
 
More than two dozen photos support the narrative: Tarps covered with weapons. Men in military garb sorting clips loaded with bullets. Unmarked SUVs. Recovered uniforms.
 
Several images still carry Spanish-language captions.
 
A little rusty Spanish gave us our first clues something was very wrong. (Well, other than the fact that the information came from chain email!)
 
So, here's something that's truly fresh to email to your relatives: Our fact-check.
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