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Ben Affleck calls deportation support rooted in 'xenophobia'

Breitbart reports the actor made the remarks in a video clip, part of the ongoing celebrity argument over immigration policy; a fact check needs facts, and this one is mostly vibes.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorToday's Bonk-o-Meter checks Breitbart's report that actor Ben Affleck said that supporting the deportation of criminal illegal aliens is rooted in xenophobia.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, so what's the number? Give me a percentage, a date, a dollar amount, something I can put a gold star on.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThere isn't one.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report says he made the comments in a clip, and that support for deporting criminals has long been bipartisan, which is Breitbart's framing.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo they're just vibing with a headline.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's an opinion about motives, and nobody can put a motive on a scale.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI can confirm a clip exists and a website has an opinion about it. That's the whole lab report.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI could rate how loud the comment section gets by lunch.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe rating is Not Rateable, which the Bonk-o-Meter does not have a dial for, so I'm drawing one in pen.

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIs that a sticker or a lifestyle?

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