idk if the “lie” claim is the best language they could have used since there seems to be a few sources supporting it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Winnie-the-Pooh_in_China

that said, obligatory fuck tankies but this is a good meme and fuck ICE.

EDIT CONTEXT: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/06/25/norwegian-tourist-jd-vance-meme/

ICE and CBP claim the guy was denied entry for drug use. I don’t fucking believe them personally after stories like Khaby Lame essentially being forced to self-deport after some racist MAGA kid decided personally getting him deported was a good move.

But u know we all about honesty in this joint so

  • ddplfEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Are they really checking people’s phones when they arrive to USA? Or was it this guy’s wallpaper or something?

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      yes they are checking people’s phones which is so FUCKED.

      Further, he said, “They took me to a room with several armed guards, where I had to hand over my shoes, mobile phone and backpack,” before allegedly threatening him with a hefty fine if he did not unlock his cellphone for them. That is where the alleged meme of Vance came into play, along with a photo of Mikkelsen holding a homemade wooden pipe.

      However, CBP suggested it was the latter photo of the wooden pipe, not the JD Vance meme, that caused them to refuse Mikkelsen’s entry. Snopes

      maybe the kid is lying/confused about which photo got him in trouble but the fact that CBP doesn’t deny they harassed him into exposing personal data is inexcusable.

      we’re in hell! :)

      edit: non-legal person, i can’t find any evidence that CBP is allowed to fine u if u refuse to comply when asked to unlock your phone. something still so phish about this and all my benefit of the doubt is wasted on the pigs deporting citizens and nursing mothers.