Questions tagged [mexico]
for questions about claims based in Mexico, or limited in Mexico.
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Is slime mold eaten in Mexico as a dish called "feces of the moon"?
Various web sites make the claim that slime mold is eaten as a dish called "caca de luna" -- feces of the moon -- in Mexico. Sometimes the claim is attached to Fuligo septica, "dog ...
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Is a reasonable prediction that by the end of summer there would be ~45,000 deaths in Mexico?
In this video
Funeral Homes in Mexico Reveal Coronavirus’ Hidden Death Toll | Coronavirus News says that government is underestimating the death toll.
In this part says that health analyst from the ...
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Were masks imported to China in Jan-Feb resold to Mexico at 20-30 times the price in March?
Global News reports
In March, the masks sold to China in January and February were being sold back to Mexico at 20 to 30 times the price, according to [Jorge] Guajardo [Mexico’s former ambassador ...
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Could COVID-19 infect ~78 million Mexicans?
This Imagen TV video (posted 27 February) (Spanish) reports a claim by Mexico's Undersecretary of Health, Hugo López-Gatell,
that approximately 78 million Mexicans could end up with COVID-19, ~8 to ...
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Are there hundreds of thousands of US citizens living in Mexico illegally?
I've seen an article shared a few times on social media entitled "Here's a twist: 91% of Americans living in Mexico are 'Illegal'". It claims:
According to a study by the National Institute ...
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Does most illegal fentanyl sold in the US come through Mexico?
The Atlantic claims:
most illicit fentanyl used in America, where 32,000 people died from fentanyl last year, comes through Mexico. Mexican cartels lack trained chemists to make fentanyl from ...
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Is the US saving enough money from the USMCA to pay for the Wall?
President Trump just tweeted this:
I often stated, “One way or the other, Mexico is going to pay for the Wall.” This has never changed. Our new deal with Mexico (and Canada), the USMCA, is so much ...
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Are some police in Mexico acting as hired killers?
According to the 2016 book "The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars" by Tony Payan,
some police in Mexican border towns protect wealthy criminals and even "serve as sicarios" (hit men; p. 58).
Are there ...
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Is Mexico one of the "highest crime Nations in the world"?
Recently, an often-shared tweet claimed:
With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL. Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other.
I have a bit of ...
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Did most Mexicans who are in the U.S. illegally, enter through legal means?
According to the BBC,
Most of the Mexicans who are in the US illegally entered through legal means and then overstayed their visas, not by illicit border-crossing that a wall could prevent.
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Is Mexico building a southern border wall that the United States is helping to pay for?
I saw a few headlines from more conservative news outlets about this. Mexico builds its own wall against migrants is the primary source but it's behind a paywall so I can't investigate on my own. Even ...
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Are people unable to legally immigrate to the United States for a better life? [closed]
In the 2005 documentary Romántico, Carmelo Muñez Sanchez asks about applying for a visa to come to the United States and is told that in order to be accepted he needs proof of his financial stability ...
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Did the Mexican Government publish a manual for how to illegally enter the US?
On donaldjtrump.com, Trump writes
For many years, Mexico’s leaders have been taking advantage of the United States by using illegal immigration to export the crime and poverty in their own country (...
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Is one guilty until proven innocent in the Mexican legal system?
While reading this Travel SE question, an answer cited this website about Mexican gun laws which states the following (emphasis mine):
Remember, once you cross the border with a firearm or ...
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Does Mexico have stringent voter ID requirements?
Does the picture below (found on Facebook) accurately describe laws regarding voter identification cards in Mexico?
To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-...
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