Dude, did you not think anyone would notice?

“They censor us, but it doesn’t change the truth,” he said before telling a whopper of a lie about his mama in a new ad. "Joe Biden’s open border is killing Ohioans, with more illegal drugs and more Democrat voters pouring into this country.

“This issue is personal,” he added. “I nearly lost my mother to the poison coming across our border. No child should grow up an orphan. I’m J.D. Vance, and I approve this message because whatever they call us, we will put America first.”

The only problem here is that he lied. As a nurse, JD Vance’s mother stole prescribed medications from her patients, and that was not because of undocumented immigrants. Vance got the community note routine on Xitter.

  • forrgott@lemm.ee
    242·
    5 months ago

    It is a widely acknowledged fact that a lot of opiates are smuggled in from Mexico.

    Then you shouldn’t have any trouble providing a citation or two? Otherwise, this is as weak as it gets…

    • ArbitraryValueEnglish
      125·
      5 months ago

      Here’s an excerpt from what the DEA is saying:

      The Sinaloa Cartel and the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (also known as CJNG or the Jalisco Cartel) are the main criminal organizations in Mexico, and the most dangerous. They control clandestine drug production sites and transportation routes inside Mexico and smuggling corridors into the United States and maintain large network “hubs” in U.S. cities along the Southwest Border and other key locations across the United States.

      The scope of the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels’ control over each segment of the criminal drug trade has effectively eliminated any competition in U.S. markets, and enabled cartel members to establish a presence in every U.S. state

      Source. Warning, it’s a long PDF.

      • Cadeillac@lemmy.worldEnglish
        113·
        5 months ago

        I’m sorry, I don’t see opiates mentioned. Also, DEA is a questionable source at best. Their job is to create the war on drugs, not end it

        • ArbitraryValueEnglish
          315·
          5 months ago

          This is Biden’s DEA and if you check the pdf, you’ll see that they’re talking specifically about fentanyl.

          • Cadeillac@lemmy.worldEnglish
            82·
            5 months ago

            Oh, my bad, I forgot Biden started the DEA, and no, I’m not going to be fucked to read it