"Homeless veterans" booted from NY hotels to make room for migrants were hired actors
"POUGHKEEPSIE — Three men currently staying at a homeless shelter in Poughkeepsie said they were among a group of 15 recruited a few days ago to portray homeless veterans displaced from upstate hotels by incoming migrants.
In interviews, the men said two people came to the shelter Wednesday saying they had work for 15 men between the ages of 40 and 60. They would be paid $100 for two or three hours of effort, and no heavy lifting would be involved....
Eventually, the recruits were taken in three vehicles to the Daily Planet Diner near Lagrangeville, where they were joined by Sharon Toney-Finch, CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation (YIT), an Orange County nonprofit formed to raise awareness of premature births and help homeless and low-income military service veterans. Toney-Finch had been the primary source for the initial story about veterans being displaced by migrants, which the New York Post published on May 12. That story has since been debunked."
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 1, 2023 2:25 AM
|
More racism, lies, and grift from the right wing. And the trolls here wonder why we just tune them out.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 20, 2023 12:15 AM
|
[quote]Mein Fuhrer.
No. That's a thread with false information in the OP and the truth 40 posts down. This is a thread with the truth in the OP for everyone to see.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 20, 2023 12:17 AM
|
100 bucks? I guess when you'll betray your country for a few thousand rubles and a bass boat, $100 seems like a good payday
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 20, 2023 12:19 AM
|
Thanks for the post. Op. This is so disgusting and typical of maga shitbags.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 20, 2023 1:09 AM
|
Republicans BUSTED in BIGGEST Scam Yet
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 20, 2023 2:54 AM
|
Why would someone lie about something so serious?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 20, 2023 3:31 AM
|
Times Union isn’t a valid source, OP. Find another one.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 20, 2023 4:19 AM
|
There’s been no proof that it was a hoax, only speculation by a lawmaker and some homeless people saying that they were offered money.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 20, 2023 4:22 AM
|
[quote]Times Union isn’t a valid source, OP. Find another one.
The Albany Times Union is an actual local newspaper with journalistic standards, unlike your beloved Fox News which just settled for over a quarter billion dollars for lying to its viewers.
Every media outlet is reporting this hoax at this point. Flail all you want. That won't change reality.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 20, 2023 5:21 AM
|
*over three quarters of a billion dollars
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 20, 2023 5:22 AM
|
It's almost like wingnuts and Trumpistas lie constantly about everything. Wonder where they got that habit from?
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 1, 2023 1:57 AM
|
Y'all lie about EVERYTHING
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 1, 2023 2:00 AM
|
R14/R16 Who the fuck is "y'all?" I don't think actual DLers were behind this. Calm the fuck down.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 1, 2023 2:25 AM
|
