{"id":1447969,"date":"2022-04-20T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447969"},"modified":"2022-04-20T15:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:00:59","slug":"fact-check-did-floridas-work-department-get-rid-of-438-illegal-immigrants-from-disney-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-floridas-work-department-get-rid-of-438-illegal-immigrants-from-disney-world\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Florida\u2019s Work Department Get rid of 438 Illegal Immigrants From Disney World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-floridas-work-department-get-rid-of-438-illegal-immigrants-from-disney-world%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tom.armonde.7\/posts\/pfbid02Sz2jjbcThsVFBiuL1qESZqo3bWo4a1k4uTVNRMjc2wMqqCc577bKq6vQDGPMPZxWl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims 438 illegal immigrants were removed from Walt Disney World by the Florida Department of Labor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rumor stems from a satirical article. There is no evidence or reports suggesting an operation of such magnitude had taken place.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis asked lawmakers to consider eliminating Disney\u2019s self-governing status in response to the company\u2019s opposition to Flordia\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/3272825-desantis-florida-lawmakers-to-consider-elimination-of-of-disneys-self-governing-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. The special status granted to the company allows it to operate under its own rules around Walt Disney World, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Florida\u2019s Department of Labor is also cracking down on the company. It shows what appears to be law enforcement officials escorting people onto buses. \u201cFlorida Dept. of Labor removes 438 illegals from Disney World,\u201d reads text included in the image.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Neither the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases?agency=All&#038;state=69&#038;topic=All&#038;year=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Labor<\/a>, the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/newsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>\u00a0nor <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney<\/a> has issued any statement about hundreds of illegal immigrants being removed from Disney World. There is likewise no mention of a raid on Disney World in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=disney%20(from%3AUSDOL)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=disney%20(from%3AICEgovERO)&#038;src=typed_query&#038;f=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=raid%20(from%3ADisney)&#038;src=typed_query&#038;f=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a> from the entities. Florida does not maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boberlaw.com\/florida-department-of-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state-level<\/a> department of labor.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact found no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Illegal+immigrants+captured+disney&#038;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=nws&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjXsvCOn6P3AhW5g4kEHTKsAJYQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&#038;biw=1536&#038;bih=722&#038;dpr=1.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about illegal immigrants being captured by law enforcement at Disney World.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/18\/fact-check-florida-bus-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Video Show Illegal Immigrants Being Dropped Off In Florida?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rumor stems from an <a href=\"https:\/\/patriotpartypress.com\/florida-dept-of-labor-removes-438-illegals-from-walt-disney-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> published on the website Patriot Party Press that cites anonymous sources \u201con the ground.\u201d The satirical website <a href=\"https:\/\/patriotpartypress.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identifies<\/a> itself as \u201ca subsidiary of the \u2018America\u2019s Last Line of Defense\u2019 network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The photo featured in the post was originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apimages.com\/metadata\/Index\/Immigration-Food-Plant-Raids\/0ec831fa0797471fa850959db4628cb3\/16\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published<\/a> by the Associated Press in August 2019 and showed chicken processing plant workers in Mississippi being detained by immigration officials following a raid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims 438 illegal immigrants were removed from Walt Disney World by the Florida Department of Labor.Verdict: False The rumor stems from a satirical article. 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